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Welcome & Introductions

Welcome & Introductions

ved Marieke OLS Community Manager -
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Hello everyone,

I wish you a very warm welcome to the forums! My name is Marieke, I live in Amsterdam and I am the Dutch OLS Community Manager. I am your go-to person for any questions concerning OLS, language learning, mobility or any other questions you may have.

As this is an interactive forum where your contribution is absolutely essential to your fellow community members, so I would love it if you could introduce yourself below and say hello to the others in the community!

I look forward to meeting you all!

Warm wishes from Amsterdam,


Marieke, OLS Community Manager - Dutch

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Re: Welcome to the ‘Ask the Community’ forum & Introductions

ved dufn -

Hello everyone!

My name is Giovanpaolo and I'm a third year student of International Economics and Finance at Bocconi University in Milan; I've also been working for 6 months at Amazon Private Brands as a financial analyst intern.

I'll be studying at Rotterdam School of Management as an exchange student for around 3-4 months. starting from January 2023. I'm eager to embark on new challenges, meet lots of people, make friends and learn Dutch!

If you want to learn more about me and connect, feel free to add me on LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/giovanpaolo-vrenna/

Thank you.

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Re: Welcome to the ‘Ask the Community’ forum & Introductions

ved Marieke OLS Community Manager -
Hi Giovanpaolo - welcome to the community! Those sound like some fantastic plans: Rotterdam is such a vibrant city and I've heard great stories about the Rotterdam School of Management :-) Thanks for sharing!
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ved dufn -
Hello!

My name is Rachel Torrecilla I am a teacher from Barcelona and this year I am a doing a volunteer at the Educative Department at the Anne Frank's House. I am gonna be staying in Amsterdam for at least a year so I would like to try and learn the language.
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Re: Welcome to the ‘Ask the Community’ forum & Introductions

ved Marieke OLS Community Manager -
Hi Raquel!

Welcome to the community :-) It's so lovely to meet you. That is so amazing that you are going to volunteer at the Anne Frank House. It's such an important job - Amsterdam is lucky to have you! Did you know we have a forum especially for practicing you Dutch? If you want you can give a Dutch introduction a try via the first post of the forum via this link: https://academy.europa.eu/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=3904 

I'll create more Dutch practice posts on the forum in the coming days and weeks. If you have any special requests or areas of interests, let me know!

Warm wishes from Amsterdam,

Marieke (OLS Community Manager)
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ved Dominika Kaszyńska -
Hallo iedereen!
I'm Dominika and I'm studying psychology. I came to the Netherlands (Utrecht) for an internship last summer and I'd like to come back again maybe for a PhD programme. My Dutch is already at the B1 level, I'm working on my fluency. I love meeting new people and being in an international environment. I have a wide range of interests. If you want to get to know more about me you can find me here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominika-kaszy%C5%84ska/
https://www.instagram.com/dominikakaszynska/
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Re: Welcome to the ‘Ask the Community’ forum & Introductions

ved Marieke OLS Community Manager -
Hi Dominika!

Welcome to the forum! That is fantastic that you have already lived in Utrecht and that you want to come for your PhD. Did you like Utrecht? Or would you like to try out a different city for your PhD?

Wow, B1 level in Dutch is such an achievement - it is not an easy language to learn. Do you have any tips for community members who are still beginners?

Also, do you have any special requests for language practice at your advanced level? Any specific topics you'd like to learn about? If so, let me know! I can then create some material in either a blog or the brand new "Practice your Dutch" Forum.

Warm wishes from Amsterdam,

Marieke (OLS Community Manager)

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ved dufn -
Hello everyone! I'm Berna and I'm 23 years old. I study Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Ankara, Turkey. I'm in 4th grade now. I've done the Erasmus+ learning mobility in Poland in the 2022 spring semester. I visited the Netherlands many times during my mobility. I've decided to work in the Netherlands after graduation. So I want to learn Dutch so much.
If you want to learn more about me and connect, here is my LinkedIn;
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernaharman/
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Re: Welcome to the ‘Ask the Community’ forum & Introductions

ved Marieke OLS Community Manager -
Hi Berna!

Thank your for introducing yourself! I'm so happy you're joining our community of Dutch learners. How fantastic that you've decided to live in the Netherlands after graduation. Tell us more! Where are you going to live?And have you found a work placement already?

There are a lot of resources for learning Dutch on OLS - so you're in the right place! You can check out our 'Practice your Dutch' forum and of course our A1 Dutch course. 

Because we're still in the beginning phases of developing learning materials and the forum we're very open to your suggestions about what kind of resources would be helpful to you on your learning journey. You can DM me or post on the 'Practice your Dutch' forum if you any special requests :-)

Wishing you a fabulous week!

Marieke (OLS Dutch Community Manager)
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ved Simon Forsell -
Hoi allemaal,

My name is Simon, I am 23 years old and I am from Sweden, although I will be in Groningen on an exchange during the upcoming semester. I study urban and regional planning at Uppsala University and I am looking forward to not only learn about planning from further perspectives, but also hopefully have a lot of fun and make new friends! I already speak a bit of Dutch, I have learned most of it from Duolingo and listening to Dutch music (I love Froukje) but it can't hurt to pick up even more while I'm in Groningen...
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Re: Welcome to the ‘Ask the Community’ forum & Introductions

ved Marieke OLS Community Manager -
Hi Simon,

Lovely to have you in the community! And fantastic that you've already learnt Dutch and Froukje has such good music! If you want some more language lessons, you could check out the 'Practice Your Dutch' part of the forum. If you have any specific questions about topics to cover, just let me know :-)

Warm wishes!

Marieke (OLS Community Manager)