Hi, I'm from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. I'm an artist, I paint, sew, etc. Depends what mood I'm in. My husband and I are moving to Deventer in the Netherlands in a few months, so I am learning Dutch. I have been studying it on and off for a few years (we've been planning for a while) and one would think I'd have a good grasp of it, but with too much time between studying sessions and not enough Dutch socialization, I need a lot of work still. I am looking to practice speaking more, understanding speedier speakers and becoming more comfortable trying to speak Dutch in public.