Gezellig!


“Gezellig” is a Dutch word for…..well…erm…..I don’t know! In fact, I think – and I am not alone in this – it is one of the few words in Dutch that simply cannot be translated or even explained to English. It means…”Gezellig” A great article, written by an American who lives in Holland, will hopefully…

Being an ESL’er in Second Life


Yes, I am an ESL’ er (English as Second Language) and I love language! My first language is Dutch, then comes English…then a gap….French…a bigger gap and then German. In Second Life I only speak English, which makes sense as I rarely meet Dutch people (don’t ask me why, but for some reason I just…