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Integration is faster when you are active in society

Fakhroldin feels at home everywhere. As an entrepreneur, he sees opportunities everywhere. So, in the Netherlands, he's launched one initiative after another. Because he's so active in society, integrating into society is a major challenge. taallessons very quickly.

Fakhroldin is an engineer and had a growing oil platform company in Iran, a big, beautiful house and a new car at the door. As an entrepreneur, he always had a flexible mind. So when it became clear that it was no longer safe for him in Iran, he decided
traveling to Europe with his wife and sons. After three months the family arrived in Woerden.

Friends are important to me. That is why I want to learn Dutch well and understand the country better

Sports

After a while, he set up a gym with others in the asylum seekers' center. "You saw people getting fatter every day. So we made sure they started exercising. " Among the volunteers who worked in the asylum seekers' center, the enterprising Fakhroldin, who speaks both Arabic and English, quickly stood out. Through one of them he was asked to translate for an export company. This went so smoothly that he soon got more work as an interpreter-translator, both outside and inside the asylum seekers center.

Friendship

'I'm curious and always want to develop myself. So I've already completed many courses, including international ones. Because of that, I have friends all over the world. Friends are important to me. That's why I also want to learn Dutch properly and understand the country better. The Dutch appreciate it when you make an effort. taal to speak.' Fakhroldin followed an integration course at TopTaalHe started at A1 level and quickly completed A2 and B1. He took the course in the evenings so he could attend technical school during the day. He also thinks it's important that his wife and sons have a good command of Dutch. "My sons already speak Dutch very well, and my wife Yasmin, who is very beautiful and smarter than me, is going to take a follow-up course at TopTaal to follow.'

I had a great teacher. She is very involved and also helped with other things that were not for school

He is very enthusiastic about the lessons at TopTaal. 'I had a great teacher. She was very involved and also helped with other things that weren't school related. She made the lessons fun. But it wasn't easy. I still don't understand the difference between 'de' and 'het'.' Fakhroldin takes the taallessons seriously. 'In Iran, you can start a company and be in business right away. Here, it's much more difficult. TaalLessons are therefore the door to your future.'

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