De hond heeft gepeeen

[indigo_jones]

Since Dutch lessons are a bit hard to come by here in Greensboro (although I've just come across a new group of people looking to get together to speak Dutch to each other here in the Triad area), G and I have bought the Rosetta Stone software to try and get some basics of the language. I have some issues with the program, but overall, it's fairly

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[thepouncer]

When I went to Holland, just about everybody spoke English. I don't know if that was because I was mostly around the Hague and Amsterdam or what, but it was not tough to get around at all. Dutch is kind of halfway between German and English on the linguistic tree, with added French words from Napoleonic invasions, and I could usually puzzle out signs. The spoken cadence is similar to English too.

I'm so excited for you!

[indigo_jones]

I'm kind of counting on the fact that so many Dutch do seem to speak English. At least for the first few months until I can get a bit more comfortable with speaking it. I've been pleasantly surprised by just how many words are similar to English if you just stop to sound it out. Maybe all that French I studied in high school and college will come back to me eventually, as well.