{"id":995,"date":"2010-12-27T13:16:11","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T13:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=995"},"modified":"2018-05-08T13:02:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T13:02:07","slug":"heather-tucker-a-new-dutch-blogger-at-transparent-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/heather-tucker-a-new-dutch-blogger-at-transparent-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Heather Tucker – A New Dutch Blogger at Transparent Language"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heather Tucker<\/p><\/div>\n

Goede Morgen\/Middag\/Avond\/Nacht (depending on where you are reading this from!),<\/p>\n

Hello! My name is Heather Tucker and I would like to introduce myself as a new blogger for the Transparent Language \u2013 Dutch blog. As of today, I will be joining the team to bring you news and information from the Netherlands and about the Dutch language.<\/p>\n

So, let me tell you a little bit about myself. I was born in the United States, where I lived until I was sixteen. I was then lucky enough to have the opportunity to be a Rotary Youth Ambassador taking me to Tallinn, Estonia for one year. During that time I lived with four Estonian families and learned about the country, its language and its culture. I also got to travel quite a bit in Europe. It was this experience that helped identify for me my love of Europe. After returning to the States for about one year, I moved to London, England where I lived for nine and a half years (even obtaining British citizenship). While in England I worked in primary schools supporting children with special needs and\/or behavioural difficulties, until 2003 when I went to work for Victim Support Lewisham as the Children and Young Persons Officer, setting up a service for children and young people who had been victims of crime.<\/p>\n

In 2007 I made another move, this time to Rotterdam, the Netherlands where I currently live with my two cats, Anya and Amelia, and my Dutch boyfriend. When I was in the process of preparing for my move to the Netherlands, I began a blog, Cloggie Central<\/a>, which is all about life in the Netherlands as a foreigner. It includes news, reviews and adventures, as well as some humour thrown in for good measure. Cloggie Central allowed me to identify another passion, writing, and the almost inevitable step of combining writing and travelling was next to occur, allowing me to write for various expatriate publications. When I am not travelling or writing, I enjoy listening to music, reading, taking photos and starting new projects.<\/p>\n

My time in the Netherlands has been very interesting, as has been my experience in learning Dutch. I am by no means 100% fluent but I can navigate most everyday situations and even have conversations with people above the four year old age range. I love to explore the Netherlands and learn as much as I can about the culture and places it has to visit. I look forward to sharing these experiences with you and also hearing what you would like to know more about. So don\u2019t feel shy to let me know!<\/p>\n

Until the next post\u2026<\/p>\n

Heather<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Goede Morgen\/Middag\/Avond\/Nacht (depending on where you are reading this from!), Hello! My name is Heather Tucker and I would like to introduce myself as a new blogger for the Transparent Language \u2013 Dutch blog. As of today, I will be joining the team to bring you news and information from the Netherlands and about the…<\/p>\n

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