Another downside of living in most parts of the U.S., you just don't get much exposure to other languages besides Spanish so it's hard to practice and keep your skills fresh.
Maybe, but not totally true. People in east of Canada speak french.
In 2017, I was in Louisiana. Contrary to the legend, no people speaking french in NOLA, even at the "french market".
But in Lafayette and surroundings, I've been very surprised. A lot of american people speak french there, including stores. They are proud to perpetuate the language of theirs ancestors, when Louisiana belonged to France till 1804. It's a little bit funny because they speak an old french, the same one which was spoken in "Nouvelle France", Acadie and Quebec, when the british have forcibly moved the french population from there to Louisiana in 1755. There are lot of french family names in Louisiana.
The history of North America is closely linked to its European roots :)
