Hi All,

Last days I read in our newspapers about successful Russians in The
Netherlands.

The 14 year old Nicolai Oudalov does a Piano Concours in Enschede (11 Km
from my place) this week-end.

When he was 3 years old, he came with his parents and older brother from
Moscow to Enschede.
The family moved to Enschede (11 years ago), because his father got a job
at the Netherlands Centre for Laser Research.

His brother is a student at the UT (Twente University) in Enschede and
Nicolai studies VWO (Pre Scientiffic Education).
VWO starts after basic school and VWO students are supposed (prepared) to
study at an university after finishing VWO.
So he's a clever boy, but imagine that in his class he has the highest
marks for Dutch language!


Also in the papers is writen about 18 year old Alexandra Kosteniuk the
successful model and chessplayer.
The coming 2 weeks she does a chess tournament in The Netherlands.
You can read all about her at her website http://www.kosteniuk.com


Best Regards,
      Herman Neut

 e-mail: h.neut{at}hccnet.nl

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