Blooming Dreams: Balancing Art and Academics in Winter

Fluent Fiction - Dutch: Blooming Dreams: Balancing Art and Academics in Winter Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/nl/episode/2025-02-24-23-34-01-nl Story Transcript:Nl: De ochtendzon scheen zachtjes over de Keukenhof-tuinen.En: The morning sun gently shone over the Keukenhof gardens.Nl: Het was winter, en er was een lichte vorst op de grond.En: It was winter, and there was a light frost on the ground.Nl: Lieke wandelde met Joris en Tess langs de verlaten paden.En: Lieke walked with Joris and Tess along the deserted paths.Nl: Hoewel de bloemen nog niet bloeiden, voelde de lucht fris en vol belofte.En: Although the flowers were not yet blooming, the air felt fresh and full of promise.Nl: Lieke zuchtte.En: Lieke sighed.Nl: De druk van haar eindexamens hing zwaar op haar schouders.En: The pressure of her final exams weighed heavily on her shoulders.Nl: "Je moet ontspannen," zei Joris met een glimlach.En: "You need to relax," said Joris with a smile.Nl: Hij keek naar de kale bomen om hen heen.En: He looked at the bare trees around them.Nl: "De zoning traag.En: "The sun is moving slowly.Nl: Je hebt tijd."En: You have time."Nl: Lieke glimlachte zwakjes.En: Lieke smiled weakly.Nl: "Maar ik moet ook mijn kunstwerk afmaken voor de tentoonstelling," zei ze.En: "But I also need to finish my artwork for the exhibition," she said.Nl: De gedachte gaf haar kriebels van opwinding en angst.En: The thought gave her jitters of excitement and anxiety.Nl: "Tess, vertel haar," zei Joris, zijn lokken wuivend in de wind.En: "Tess, tell her," Joris said, his locks waving in the wind.Nl: Tess keek Lieke strak aan.En: Tess looked at Lieke intently.Nl: "Je kunt het, Lieke.En: "You can do it, Lieke.Nl: Je moet gewoon een plan hebben," moedigde ze aan.En: You just need to have a plan," she encouraged.Nl: Tess wist hoe het voelde om onzeker te zijn, maar ze wilde Lieke niet laten opgeven.En: Tess knew how it felt to be uncertain, but she didn't want Lieke to give up.Nl: Lieke besloot hun advies te volgen.En: Lieke decided to follow their advice.Nl: Ze maakte een strak schema.En: She made a strict schedule.Nl: Elke dag zou ze een deel van haar tijd besteden aan studeren en een ander deel aan haar kunst.En: Every day, she would spend part of her time studying and another part on her art.Nl: Ze werkte hard, haar penseel drukken op het doek, terwijl ze haar schoolboeken doorbleef bladeren.En: She worked hard, pressing her brush onto the canvas while continuing to leaf through her schoolbooks.Nl: De grote dag van het examen brak aan.En: The big day of the exam arrived.Nl: Lieke was nerveus, maar gefocust.En: Lieke was nervous but focused.Nl: Met een diepe ademhaling begon ze het examen.En: With a deep breath, she began the exam.Nl: Haar hart klopte in haar borst, maar ze wist dat ze voorbereid was.En: Her heart pounded in her chest, but she knew she was prepared.Nl: Net toen ze haar examen had ingeleverd, kreeg ze een e-mail.En: Just as she handed in her exam, she received an email.Nl: Haar hart sprong op toen ze de uitnodiging zag voor haar kunstwerk op de Keukenhof-tentoonstelling.En: Her heart leaped when she saw the invitation for her artwork at the Keukenhof exhibition.Nl: Er stond echter een voorwaarde bij: ze moest haar examens halen.En:...

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