Re:The Netherlands (Score 1)

> it's an incredibly difficult language because the two languages I already
> speak fluently (English and Spanish) have virtually no relationship
> to Dutch besides some common sounding words

I'm afraid I have to correct you here. Apart from Frisian, Dutch is the most closely-related language to English.

See Wikipedia: Popular misconceptions about Dutch - Dutch is not the most closely-related language to English
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language#Dutch_ is_not_the_most_closely-related_language_to_Englis h