Like a native.

Yep, that's how I speak these days. Like a native. Well, a small 4-year-old one.

My French has come on leaps and bounds, and I can now converse with the best of them. Or I could, if it was appropriate for me to hang out at kindergarten.

Don't believe me?

Back by popular demand, here is what I wrote for my exam in a recent French class, translated back into English for your reading pleasure.

For the sake of context, I was given a series of pictures and had to write 3 stories to explain what was happening in them.

STORY NUMBER 1:
This is Jacques. Once, he was a very important businessman. He had lots of responsibilities and lots of employees. Every day, he used to go to work very early and he used to return to his house very late. He had a very thick moustache and he was quite fat.
Then something marvellous happened. Jacques won the lottery and he received a lot of money. He stopped his job. He took a big journey to India.
There, he started to practise yoga every day. He climbed on 3 mountains. He didn't know why he still had his moustache, because he hated it. So, he shaved it off.
Now, Jacques lives in India. He eats lots of fruits and vegetables. Thanks to yoga, he got thinner and now he is not fat and he is the happiest man.

STORY NUMBER 2:
10 years ago, Pierre worked in a supermarket and he lived at his parents' house. He was sad because he wanted to find a girlfriend. More than that, he had a big dream: he wished to become a baker, the best baker in France!
He made a big decision. He moved house. He left the house of his parents and he went to Paris. He enrolled himself in a college for bakers.
He met another bakery student. She was called Sandrine. She could make all the types of bread.
There was a competition to discover who made the best baguette. Clearly, it was Sandrine, and the same day, Pierre asked her to marry each other. She said yes!
Now, they are the owners of a very famous bakery and they have 3 children.

STORY NUMBER 3:
Madame Bertholde lives in a small very picturesque village in the north of France. The village, which is called Villeneuve, is situated in a very pretty region with lots of hills and in the middle of a small forest. The village has some shops, a church and a cafe. There are only 300 inhabitants.
In 2080, Villeneuve will change a lot.
About 10,000 people will live in Villeneuve. They will dine in lots of restaurants and they will go to the cinema or the theatre or to the stadium to watch a football match - because all these possibilities will be possible in Villeneuve in 2080!
There will not be a forest any more because of all the big buildings and houses in the town.
Madame Bertholde will be dead before 2080, but her grandchildren will still live here.
In fact, the grand-daughter of Madame Bertholde will become the mayor of Villeneuve in 2082! She will do lots of great things.