Unsuspecting, they both step in for their first Dutch lesson at the language café in the living room of asylum neighborhood center Pahud. One lives in abc Pahud, the other at Stichting Noodopvang Dakloze Vreemdeling Utrecht in the Overvecht neighborhood. En wat blijkt? Ze kennen elkaar! Several years ago, they met in a refugee camp in Italy. They were extremely happy to see each other here again, they never expected that! So the language café is more than just learning Dutch. It is a place of encounter!

Would you like to contribute to this as well? Then sign up as a language volunteer and teach one hour of Dutch to a newcomer every week.