Is it okay if a Finnish immigrant learns French in California before she moves on to English? She is very embarrrassed to learn English, but she has fallen in love with French.

If you live here in California, you should learn some basic English first so you can communicate with others here. Once you have the basics of English down, then look into learning French. You'll need that English at stores, school, you name it. Not that many French speaking people here. Mostly English and Spanish. You can always take some free online courses.