Archive for 'Dutch'
never saw it coming
After an amazing visit, I’ve returned to Harrisonburg and the working world. I’m working on letters of thanks to the many people who so generously supported our trip. More on that soon. I can’t say enough about the friends we visited and the experiences we shared, so I don’t think I’ll even try just yet. […]
Posted: June 8th, 2007 under Dutch, life.
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ahhh Amsterdam
So we’re mindlessly staring at the TV for the third hour now, watching as flight after flight from Heathrow is cancelled due to fog. Already 40,000 people are stranded in the airport. My sister, Kristen, and her husband, Chris, are due in to Amsterdam this afternoon if they ever make it off their layover in […]
Posted: December 22nd, 2006 under Dutch, life, world.
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But he’s a dog.
Until today, I couldn’t dream of staying anywhere else than in a one- or two-star hotel or a hostel while I travel. In December, I’ll crash at a place for maybe 17 euros or so (when I’m not in Enschede with the family). It’s nothing fancy. Just six bunks to a room, communals baths and […]
Posted: October 6th, 2006 under Dutch, world.
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Still mangled, just less so
To help me with my Dutch, I found this great little language speaking web thing. Real technical name, huh? Officially, it’s something like the Acapela Group HQ TTS Interactive Demo but let’s just call it the language speaking thing anyway.
Even if I can garner some idea of how a Dutch word is to be pronounced, […]
Posted: September 5th, 2006 under Dutch, Uncategorized.
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