Halfords are cunts. See if you can get the voucher for somewhere else. Personally i would get a Gazelle bike (massive over here) they are excellent and last forever. if you are using it every day you need a good one
must be terrible taking your cut of hard earned contractors money sitting on your behind........big e - bitter with agencies today and as always blames jules
one on one tuition with a native is best. My mate who is a permy started doing an hour a week with a one on one tutor and within 12 weeks he was able to hold full on conversations about general shit like the weather, what you been upto etc.
google translate is absolutely wank. i spend half my time using it and it doesnt translate properly. always have to beg for help.
i have found being here i can understand a lot but speaking / writing it is nearly impossible
I have been trying to learn dutch and it is hard a foook. i also always get battered for my accent here saying they can't understand me.
rosetta stone german and french? anyone done them. looks like my coming years will be spent between the two so probably best brush up on them