Hello and welcome.

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My name is Vicki Van Rossum, or Victorine Van Rossum.

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I was born in the Netherlands, the country

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of tulips lovely cheese

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and skating, as you can see on the little

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pictures behind me.

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I studied to become an English teacher in the Netherlands

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and worked as a teacher in secondary schools

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for quite a few years.

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And apart from that, I also had a translation business, um,

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because there were a lot of, um, foreigners coming

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to Amsterdam where I was living at the time for work.

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I also gave Dutch private lessons

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and there were also a lot of refugees

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who could also use a lot of help

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learning our not so easy language.

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So after many years of work in the Netherlands,

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I decided the gr the grass was greener on the other side.

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And I moved to Australia via

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a stint in Hawaii and New Zealand.

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I resumed my translation business there

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and also became a piano teacher.

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So yes, I love teaching.

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After about 25 years

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in having lived in English speaking countries,

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I went back to the Netherlands.

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Um, still had my translation agency,

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but also picked up my teaching again for, you know,

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and I taught both English

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and Dutch to mainly private individuals.

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Um, yes, and

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because I still love to travel,

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I bought a little thinker in the southwest Spain,

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and yes, I now have to learn Spanish.

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So I had my little thinker.

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I divide my time between the Netherlands and Spain.

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And because I have to learn Spanish, I realize

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how difficult it is as an adult to learn a new language.

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So I know exactly what you're going through.

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And for me, Spanish is not easy.

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And I know for most people Dutch is not an easy language,

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but it can be done.

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So what do I love about teaching? Basically everything.

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I love to share my knowledge.

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I love to create a really interesting lesson plan based

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on your needs.

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And of course, everybody wants to be able to talk.

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So I use, um, quite a few podcasts, uh, short films,

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and really interesting texts that are completely

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based on your interests as far as possible.

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So they will get you talking.

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So yes, if you want to learn Dutch,

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this practically impossible language

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as you might be thinking now, I can help you

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and I really look forward to meeting you.

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Okay, bye for now. Bye.

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