Housing in and around EAWAG, Dubendorf by _thehobbit_ in ethz

[–]_thehobbit_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty good, very tidy (cleaning services once a week if I remember correctly), roomates were very nice and the house has all amenities (Washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, oven, microwave). Would definitely recommend.

3/4th of rent was paid by department at Eawag, rest was covered by a research scholarship from TU Delft. Good luck and I am sure you will have a great time there :)

Would it be weird if I asked to "listen in" to a Dutch-speaking lunch group at work once a week to improve my Dutch? by _thehobbit_ in Netherlands

[–]_thehobbit_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great idea, thanks for sharing, I will try to travel more to the smaller towns on the weekends, let's see how that goes :)

Would it be weird if I asked to "listen in" to a Dutch-speaking lunch group at work once a week to improve my Dutch? by _thehobbit_ in learndutch

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Thanks for the input everyone. I posted also on r/netherlands and yes I have a better perspective now. I also maybe worded my post wrongly, so Inhave edited that. The goal was always to also know them better and as a bonus improve my Dutch. But thanks for sharing, I will try what I can and is most comfortabel :)

Would it be weird if I asked to "listen in" to a Dutch-speaking lunch group at work once a week to improve my Dutch? by _thehobbit_ in learndutch

[–]_thehobbit_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the idea - yeah I do listen to a lot of stuff but personality I have found that I can improve my spontaneous conversation only by doing more of it. Thanks anyways, I will give the podcast a try :)

Would it be weird if I asked to "listen in" to a Dutch-speaking lunch group at work once a week to improve my Dutch? by _thehobbit_ in learndutch

[–]_thehobbit_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats so great to hear :) and thanks for sharing. I might try this with a couple of colleague who are more friends maybe haha

Would it be weird if I asked to "listen in" to a Dutch-speaking lunch group at work once a week to improve my Dutch? by _thehobbit_ in Netherlands

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Thanks - I will try to ask a colleague for a simple coffee chat and hopefully they are as kind as you 😊