#142 | Interview with Derek Scott Mitchell @let'sdoubledutch. How did he manage to speak Dutch... hear it from someone who did it! [in English]

In this episode, I sit down with Derek Scott Mitchell - the brain behind Let’s Double Dutch and those viral videos about the (painfully accurate) differences between Dutch, American, and British culture.

He’s originally American, has been living in the Netherlands for years… and yes - he speaks fluent Dutch.

So of course, I wanted to know:

- How did he actually get there?
- What was hard?
- And does he still ever feel 'the freeze' when speaking Dutch?

Listen or watch our honest conversation about what it took for him to go from understanding… to speaking Dutch.

Let us know what you think! And what you take away from it.

xx Mariska

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