Hello everyone, I am still here!  It has been a while since I wrote a Dutch post, or any post for that matter.  It has been a really busy year for us and I will share more with you all soon.

I wish I could say I am a lot further than I am, but if I am honest I am using every excuse possible to why I am not where I wanted to be by now.  Work is my main excuse but I know that it is my fault and I should spend my free time more productively.

Last year I did manage to complete 2 Dutch courses, and can say I have officially passed A1 and A2 level.  This means total I now (should) know around 1500+ words.  I do notice that I understand some conversations around me but when it comes to responding, I can only reply with ja or nee or very limited short sentences.

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