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Parlais Francais or Habla Espanol ?

Which language to learn - French or Spanish?
For who, you ask? - Me.
Why? - Just want to do something with my rapidly aging brain. I can't do astro-physics. So, i'll settle down for a new language.
How? - No online courses. I am quite a 'flesh and blood' person. Thank you. I need live teachers whom i can ask annoying questions.

Now that i've covered the basics, can we get back to the topic? Which one to choose?

Let's see. I've learnt French about zillion years back in high school and somehow have a liking for the language. Maybe it sounded so exotic when you are studying in a remote metro in India . Whatever. I love the language and want to learn more. So, that sounds like a no-brainer, right? Not so easy. After a long search for classes in our city, surprisingly, i couldn't find anything. Zilch. Nada.

Spanish was my second choice. It's not hard to find classes that teach spanish because we live in a beautiful part of the country which once belonged to Mexico - of course, i mean California. I said beautiful, so it can't be Texas. Hah, deal with that, you Texans. Anyways, be a Roman when you're in Rome, right? So, habla espanol it's going to be.

I'm excited about my classes which are starting next week, but, meanwhile the dream to Parlais Francias is still alluring...
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