Stavanger Bay with a crash

Oh, well I'd hardly say I'm fluent. Je peux parle un peu, mais I can understand a lot more. English was the only language she was for sure fluent in, but she was a decent conversationalist in any of her three natal languages. I'm glad to meet someone else who at least knows a little. It's been so long since I've heard it, but it's one of my favorite sounds. French was so melodic, so smooth (at least on the surface; anyone who knew it knew that it could be one of the ugliest languages when it chose to be). 

Are you from here? she asked, wondering if there were more francophones nearby.