Learning French

So K and I started yesterday on our French lessons for an hour and a half. Let me just say one word...HUMBLING! We both took Spanish in high school and are completely lost, especially with the gurgling sound. Our teacher would stop us on each word containing the gurgling sound and make us say it 5 more times, shaking her head each time we would repeat her as if to say, "No, listen again and repeat me." Finally, after realizing we weren't going to get it, we would provoke a smile from her and a "bien", which was just a pity compliment because we both knew we were failing French! Thankfully many Belgians speak fluent English.