improve my Dutch.

I am trying to do this at the moment, with my Teach Yourself Dutch textbook and CD… going ok…

My boyfriend is all the time trying to learn Spanish (my first languge), and is quite good. But, my Dutch is terrible, almost zero. I think i dont born to pronuciate this language, but i read a little. I want a lot to learn. I will make a little space in my schedule to do it.

I learned something new in Dutch today!

I need to find some cool music in Dutch… that’s how I learned English AND Danish, so this must be my key…

Wish I knew someone who was Dutch and knew something about music… Hmmmm… :p

I lived in Friesland and spoke dutch fluently, but since I moved back to the states it has been hard to find people to practice with. I still write letters and talk on the phone to my friends in Holland, but it’s been four years and I’m definitely not close to level I was at before. It’s not a skill I want to lose though! This summer I’m going to try to get some books in dutch, and make an effort to write to friends more.

I aquired a cd rom package today which teachers beginners the basics of Dutch. I’ll be on it A.S.A.P! First goal is to have a small conversation with my Oma! She would be so proud. She is very sick at the moment, and I think it would bring her so much joy if she heard me talk Dutch.

I can speak the basic stuff, but it can be so much better
after almost eight years of living here!

I have been reading Dutch books and other publications I brought back with me when I moved back. This helps alot I think, but in order to really improve and not feel like such a three year old is to have a tudor. I know one woman in Mpls that is Flemish and my advisor from college is proof that she is a great tudor. I need to work on some of my other goals before taking this goal further than reading and talking with my husband. I love studying languages!