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Hello Everyone! Bob here!

Discussion in 'The Welcome Lounge' started by Bobbgooduk, Jul 19, 2012.

  1. Bobbgooduk

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    Hi there, everyone! I'm Bob. I'm 53 years old and I'm British but I live in the Netherlands, about 20km from Amsterdam. I teach English in a Dutch secondary school and love my work.

    I love playing and listening to Baroque music (mainly). I play recorder, oboe, viola and pipe organ. Music makes me very emotional - I have been known to cry throughout a performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion. I was drained at the end of it!

    I love reading, mainly English novels, but I also read in Dutch, German and French.

    I collect examples of different music reproduction equipment - phonograph, gramophone, reel-to-reel tapes and equipment. It's not a passion as it's expensive, but I'm quite interested in technology.

    I'm happy to chat about anything apart from sport - I really have nothing to say about it - sorry!

    I live with my partner Tim - we have been together for 13 years. We live in a tiny village with our 8 cats and 2 degus.

    Anyone wanting to converse with me - send a reply!
     
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    Hello and Welcome!!
     
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    Hey welcome to EC.
     
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    Bienvenue! :smilewave
     
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    Welcome to EC. Know that here, you are among friends. Remember if you find yourself with any questions or are in need of support that many people have been in similar situations and will be happy to give you advice.
     
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    Hi Bob! Glad to have you here ^_^
     
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    Hello, and welcome to EC, Bob. :slight_smile:
     
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    Hi, Bob! Welcome to EC!

    I'm 56 and have been a member here since last November. There are quite a few guys in our age range here, but we're definitely outnumbered by a large margin!

    It sounds like you have a great life!

    Feel free to drop me a line on my wall. I'd love to get to know more about life in the Netherlands! My ex-wife is currently on a trip that started and will conclude in Amsterdam.

    I'm sure you'll like it here! It's been tremendously helpful to me and I've made some wonderful new friends!!

    (&&&)

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