Museumwinkels

So, my residence permit photo is printed.
My paperwork is mailed.
A second suitcase acquired.

At this point, I would like to discuss something important.

HUGELY IMPORTANT.

Dear readers, I do not speak Dutch.
Not even a little.

Okay, I know a few words.
"Stamppot" is a mashed potatoes/veggies/meat dish.
"Hagelslag" means sprinkles- the kind I would put on ice cream. In the Netherlands, apparently they go on buttered bread.
"Museumwinkel" is a museum gift shop.
"Straat" means street.

I've been told that everyone in the Netherlands speaks English. Hopefully this is true. Because I tried to find a free Dutch learning website. I'm pretty sure this does not exist. If you know about one, let me know.

And remember that time the Groningen University website told me I could take a Social Dutch class when I got there? An 8 hour crash course in that language I don't speak?

Well, it doesn't exist. Not this coming semester, anyway. So where does that leave me, you might ask?

Well, it leaves me planning on taking a trip to the bookstore to buy a Dutch-English dictionary.