Parlez-vous français?

I am seriously considering learning French. I've always wanted to learn a foreign language, it's just a continuous goal I've had for myself. After my mother sort of shut down the idea of me learning Arabic, (it's not a racist thing, it's just that like any concerned mother she doesn't want my job shipping me into a war zone) I figured I would learn Spanish because I have a bit of a background in it having taken 3 years of it in high school. However, I've come to realize I didn't learn the Spanish I know, I memorized it which isn't a good thing. So, starting from scratch in a different language, especially a Latin based one, seems to be my best bet, at least in my opinion. I'm hoping to get the Rosetta Stone software around Christmas or maybe sooner. Wish me luck!

p.s for those of you who don't know, I want to work for the government in some capacity, hence the war zone comment.