I'm planning on meeting up with my new friend Stacy (who I haven't met yet) to go to the cello performance on Thursday, and it turns out she's a violist who had been wanting to organize a chamber ensemble here in town but hasn't had any luck! She's also giving me helpful information regarding finding jobs and settling in. Here's my response to her.
I know, I really wish I had brought Charlie the Cello, but it just didn't make sense logistically given how many bags we were already checking through and how much we were already paying in excess baggage fees for the move! :( It would have been SO FUN to be part of a chamber group here, but oh well. If you happen to hear of anyone with a cello for me to play, let me know! :)
Thanks for those links! I am indeed going to have to rely on public transportation for commuting as we're not planning on buying a car while we're over here. I have been planning on checking out those recruiting agencies by the station (I live pretty much right there too...for now at least...) but I'm just polishing up my resume before I go walking into employment agencies. I've become a pro at using Google Translate to put a whole website (almost) into English, so Dutch websites don't even phase me anymore.
I do definitely want to learn Dutch, but given my current state of (un)employment, I'm not too keen on the idea of forking out a bundle of money for classes just yet. I know it would be an investment, but I'm content for the moment with our free bootleg copy of the Dutch Rosetta Stone a friend picked up in Thailand, and possibly a free version of Dutch for Dummies - Terry's dad works for the company that publishes them! He has yet to ask about that though...
I've also joined the Den Bosch meetup group for Dutch language exchange, so hopefully that will give me another way to begin learning the language. That and my gmail and camera are now on the Dutch language setting :)
I also forgot to mention that we went to an International Quiz Night in Eindhoven last night! It was super fun! But the most important thing I took away from the evening was learning how to recognize tap beer vs. bottle beer on the drankenkaart. :)
I know, I really wish I had brought Charlie the Cello, but it just didn't make sense logistically given how many bags we were already checking through and how much we were already paying in excess baggage fees for the move! :( It would have been SO FUN to be part of a chamber group here, but oh well. If you happen to hear of anyone with a cello for me to play, let me know! :)
Thanks for those links! I am indeed going to have to rely on public transportation for commuting as we're not planning on buying a car while we're over here. I have been planning on checking out those recruiting agencies by the station (I live pretty much right there too...for now at least...) but I'm just polishing up my resume before I go walking into employment agencies. I've become a pro at using Google Translate to put a whole website (almost) into English, so Dutch websites don't even phase me anymore.
I do definitely want to learn Dutch, but given my current state of (un)employment, I'm not too keen on the idea of forking out a bundle of money for classes just yet. I know it would be an investment, but I'm content for the moment with our free bootleg copy of the Dutch Rosetta Stone a friend picked up in Thailand, and possibly a free version of Dutch for Dummies - Terry's dad works for the company that publishes them! He has yet to ask about that though...
I've also joined the Den Bosch meetup group for Dutch language exchange, so hopefully that will give me another way to begin learning the language. That and my gmail and camera are now on the Dutch language setting :)
I also forgot to mention that we went to an International Quiz Night in Eindhoven last night! It was super fun! But the most important thing I took away from the evening was learning how to recognize tap beer vs. bottle beer on the drankenkaart. :)
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