frenchie french, african french

So, they speak french here. It's the language spoken in school, so anyone who has been to school has some level of french speaking ability. And it's what I'll be teaching in. In village there are a lot of people who speak only a local language (in my area it's moore, and sometimes bissa,) but my village is pretty big and I'll be working with a lot of functionnaires who all speak french.
I have to say, I studied french in school, and I think it's the main thing that has made my life here go so beautifully. I'm nowhere near fluent, but I tested into the Peace Corps with over the minimum level they require us to reach to teach here. So the language portion of training for me was all conversation, and the stress level was pretty low. And when I got to my host family I had it pretty easy because I was able to have really great conversations with my host parents from the very first day. And the daily challenges of living in a foreign place, like, the basics of life: finding places to eat, going to the post office, getting directions, buying things- all of these things require work when you don't speak the language, but I had enough to get by without too much effort.
This isn't bragging (really! it may seem like it, but I promise it's not.) It's actually the opposite- I feel like I've had it easier than a lot of my fellow stageaires who had to learn french here, so I have less to feel accomplished about. Like, I'm nowhere near as hard-core as them. I have a pretty cushy life. All of my challenges seem small and kind of lame, so I feel like I can't complain about anything.
So the french has helped my life immensely. I requested a french-speaking country to improve my language abilities (and also to feel like I had some skills to contribute to the Peace Corps,) and I think after teaching for two years I'll be pretty comfortable. But the french here is kind of awesome- there's an African accent, and the french "r" is nonexistent. It's almost a rolled r. And I decided to adopt it as quickly as possible. I think I may be able to get the frenchie one back someday, but I don't know if I want to. I want to speak fluent African french, then go to France and see the looks I get as a white girl with fluent french but this crazy accent. I think it'll be excellent.