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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore how a dedicated project manager
Speaker 3: finds unexpected warmth and meaning amidst the cold efficiency of
Speaker 3: city life, navigating the delicate balance of love and professionalism.
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Speaker 1: Vola shall Strucker znik and who to the Receiptchniste Metknichi,
Speaker 1: this Struck Moderne enrichting vonat contour strawl, the efficiency out
Speaker 1: met ras a vande and in Timov hadorug here in
Speaker 1: a heart from the stud dry the alos Omberg Bostian
Speaker 1: was on Touchuvey, the poject manager Hey yield Von structure
Speaker 1: and deadlines, mardiep van Binner fool, the hazig Einsam and
Speaker 1: floundehen are its mere haig Lipnard coffee apparat and plecuarcolejas
Speaker 1: faxamquama f rom prachier darstmt Anouk. She was new and
Speaker 1: fro a gastagiere di no harplechi binne de bedreev sculture,
Speaker 1: pobierde tevinne meton Kop dumping the coffee in her handle
Speaker 1: cakes Op and grim lacht A Bostian Hoi Bostian jesse
Speaker 1: met en fling the lea Custem who had at metchewek
Speaker 1: vondarch drug saw us alted on for the Bostian matenzurcht
Speaker 1: Marten oh twinkled and whopervalted yauhir hadi in beija over
Speaker 1: velderchund haf Anuktu maider rein is hail bubsam hun ruspregue
Speaker 1: Veden and dark lex rituveil tvel de winter for dur
Speaker 1: the on deckt Bastian toten naidas by incomes the outcake
Speaker 1: Marhey was ognevos their black relasis Vara fag in wickled
Speaker 1: and at bedrave hot stricter vegles Hey tweifelder Sophie and
Speaker 1: Kolega from Bostian mark the hun inter oxies op and
Speaker 1: spruckham on the fier oh den Rutna Bastillan Varshrudes had
Speaker 1: come lostworder sovel persole Ospova Chniel Bostian was done par
Speaker 1: for her Vardemark blave base ambsliszing heizaud Rustra and dun
Speaker 1: hears the Dipte von humband pail and zou Kuamen the
Speaker 1: casual rosprega full varralla over buchun and musik fort had
Speaker 1: kontot and hogtepund tidens and team building even ement haraud
Speaker 1: in a Nabergle conference Centrum Sedey de may Anon workshop
Speaker 1: over Creativetite Bastian and Anuk partners from an obtracht dttenungdel
Speaker 1: delieve the fokunst equist nit d jouzovon shildri Hilde say
Speaker 1: anuk opravond have you oid from the EXPOSITSI in the
Speaker 1: museum Howard miss hin Kunvesamahan, Bastian Knichte, then Hard klock
Speaker 1: to Sneller. That was at moment Schuful debated dat un
Speaker 1: rosprega fel rader hinged on their kila tier the ulnerwerper
Speaker 1: Hetwa stayed on earlecht Zaine now at even imant sprang
Speaker 1: as a car bout of but Marmara the ross, the
Speaker 1: cow prickled Unwoma iquill mere Tait Mitchy doorbringer bow to
Speaker 1: erk Bostian Zorny, the yost of order, lad of a
Speaker 1: cake by Didnar to konkhan Annuk Krimlach, the braid dot
Speaker 1: will Ike oak marv muted down the laka crincestella and
Speaker 1: zohingers a fader for zichter balancerrand to an i provision
Speaker 1: Neil and person the klaphans. Bostian leaded the stronhead from
Speaker 1: Kutzpaheit and the fruge de fan Roselle shop had work
Speaker 1: played belong egg my new hot, Hey, it's wire the
Speaker 1: falls on the outer cake in the winter to the
Speaker 1: structor Organizia de buros and umu constomte ruzum from the
Speaker 1: stat huid miukunixi Bastian holt ain loot the duor opened.
Speaker 1: Now what mere be taking is elok.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen, listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 3: may have missed.
Speaker 1: The Chtendlucht was caught and held a tombastianot condor Bini stopped.
Speaker 3: The morning air was cold and clear as Bastition stepped
Speaker 3: into the office.
Speaker 1: Hey tokxen vola shall strucker umz neck and hu to
Speaker 1: the reception niste metenkniki.
Speaker 3: He pulled his woolen scarf tighter around his neck and
Speaker 3: greeted the receptionist with a nod.
Speaker 1: This Strucker modern inrichting from the condor stral the efficiency
Speaker 1: out Mattrasvande and in Timur for had Ugu.
Speaker 3: The sleek modern design of the office exis efficiency with
Speaker 3: glass walls and intimate meeting corners.
Speaker 1: Here in its heart, from the stultz dlied alas Umberg.
Speaker 3: Here in the heart of the city, everything revolved around work.
Speaker 1: Bustillam basnteucheve de poyecht manager.
Speaker 3: Bustion was a dedicated project manager.
Speaker 1: Hey yield von structure and deadlines.
Speaker 3: He loved structure and deadlines.
Speaker 1: Mardip frombin fool de heisi einsam and flomdehy Now.
Speaker 3: It's mere, but deep inside he felt lonely and longed
Speaker 3: for something more.
Speaker 1: Heyyipner at cooffi alparat and plecvarcoleras faxa macclama for enprach.
Speaker 3: He walked over to the coffee machine, a place where
Speaker 3: colleagues often gathered for a chat.
Speaker 1: Darstnt anuk. There stood an sivos knew and frole Gustache
Speaker 1: di no harplechi bin de baudrev culture pobier de tefine.
Speaker 3: She was new, a cheerful in turn, still trying to
Speaker 3: find her place within the company culture.
Speaker 1: Meetenkop, dumping the coffee in her handle. Cakes up and
Speaker 1: him Lachenbostiam.
Speaker 3: With a steaming cup of coffee in her hands. She
Speaker 3: looked up and smiled at Bastillon.
Speaker 1: Hibastian jeji meten fling de lucus stem.
Speaker 3: Hi Bastillon, She said, in a friendly voice, hohtat metchyevere
Speaker 3: k fundar, how's your work going today?
Speaker 1: Duc saus alte on toward the bastien mettenzucht martin oh twinkled.
Speaker 3: Busy as always, replied Bastian with a sigh, but his
Speaker 3: eyes twinkled. And whoop the fault yer, and how are
Speaker 3: you finding it here?
Speaker 1: Hetisim beech o for veldegund haf anuctu marder reine is
Speaker 1: hail bulb sam.
Speaker 3: It's a bit overwhelming, admitted Anuk. But everyone is very helpful.
Speaker 1: Hun husprich vednen dach lex rituveil.
Speaker 3: Their conversations became a daily ritual, de vel.
Speaker 1: Devint fordur de undictebostiam d'lta nardi sebe incomes the outcake.
Speaker 3: As winter continued, Bastillon found himself looking forward to these meetings.
Speaker 1: Marhe vos ok nervous, but he was also nervous ver
Speaker 1: pleg re lazzis Vara fac incuviclt and a bedreve hot Strichterios.
Speaker 3: Workplace relationships were often complicated and the company had strict rules.
Speaker 1: Hey tweefulde he hesitated, Sophi n Colera Fon Bostiam marct
Speaker 1: run interaxies op and spruchem on le Fiero Chauffi, a
Speaker 1: colleague of Bastillon, noticed their interactions and spoke to him privately,
Speaker 1: Dinghutna bastillam varsrules, think it over carefully.
Speaker 3: Bastillon, she warned, had.
Speaker 1: Gone lost rewarde chauvel bersol l ospov chunil.
Speaker 3: It can get tricky, both personally and professionally.
Speaker 1: Bastilleam basdung bar for war de mar blaievbaise ambislissingh.
Speaker 3: Bastillon was grateful for her words, but stood by his decision.
Speaker 1: Hei zaudrustram dun ear ste deep to von Humbond bail.
Speaker 3: He would take it slow first, gaging the depth of
Speaker 3: their bond.
Speaker 1: And zhou Clamen. The casual rouspeg full Frala over buccun
Speaker 1: and musique.
Speaker 3: Fort and so the casual conversations, full of stories about
Speaker 3: books and music continued.
Speaker 1: Hed klontot En routepunt ted zen team building ef and
Speaker 1: emend in a nable conferensi sentrum.
Speaker 3: It culminated during a team building event held at a
Speaker 3: nearby conference center, Sede de.
Speaker 1: May Anan Workshop over Creative Dad.
Speaker 3: They participated in a workshop on creativity.
Speaker 1: Bastian and Ahnuk, partners for an Obtracht undett endel de
Speaker 1: lif de Fokunst.
Speaker 3: Bastillon and Anuk, partners for an assignment, discovered their shared
Speaker 3: love for art.
Speaker 1: Equist neet dat yosehauvon s Hilde ri hilde che Anuk
Speaker 1: o provn.
Speaker 3: I didn't know you loved painting so much, said Anuk excitedly.
Speaker 1: Have you out from the expositi in a muse Imford.
Speaker 3: Have you ever heard of the exhibition at the museum.
Speaker 1: Miss rien Kunvesamahan.
Speaker 3: Maybe we can go together.
Speaker 1: Bastillem knichte zen heart klop to Sneller.
Speaker 3: Bastillon nodded his heart beating faster.
Speaker 1: Delt vosst moment. That was the moment chaufool de bay
Speaker 1: de d'ltun rosprikaferder singer don ver kila tir de unervereb.
Speaker 3: They both felt that their conversations went beyond work related topics.
Speaker 1: Het vos state um Irlettzeyne.
Speaker 3: It was time to be honest.
Speaker 1: Naw itt efnement sprak as el car bout o, but
Speaker 1: marmater ross the call pri Koloun.
Speaker 3: After the event, they talked outside on the marble terrace,
Speaker 3: the cold tingling their cheeks.
Speaker 1: Ikvil mere te mitchi d'orbring baudwerg.
Speaker 3: I want to spend more time with you outside of.
Speaker 1: Work, Bostim the jost.
Speaker 6: Ward Bustian searched for the right words, lots of the
Speaker 6: cake vardiitnartu koam, Let's see where this can go. Annuk krymlachtebrate.
Speaker 3: Anuk smiled broadly.
Speaker 1: Dultville ikog.
Speaker 3: I want that too, Marv.
Speaker 1: Muttada de la ka frensistelle.
Speaker 3: But we need to set clear boundaries.
Speaker 1: And zoe ring is ferder for zicht balenciant Titian profesion
Speaker 1: and person l Klavans.
Speaker 3: And so they continued carefully balancing their professional and personal lives.
Speaker 1: Bastillam j de des honhet from kriittz barhet en de
Speaker 1: fru de fan Roselle's.
Speaker 3: Rob Bastillon learned the beauty of vulnerability and the joy
Speaker 3: of companionship.
Speaker 1: Hetvik bleive boulogneig maneu halte it's var de false on
Speaker 1: na outa gag.
Speaker 3: Work remained important, but now he had something valuable to
Speaker 3: look forward to.
Speaker 1: In the winter This destruct organisier de bouros and on
Speaker 1: constemte roussum from the stadt huid nuko nexi.
Speaker 3: In the winter, among the neatly organized desks and under
Speaker 3: the constant hum of the city, a new connection grew.
Speaker 1: Bastiam hattein let de d'eur opened now vot mere baitakn
Speaker 1: is e felouc.
Speaker 3: Bastien had finally opened the door to a bit more
Speaker 3: meaning and happiness.
Speaker 4: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 4: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Dutch, then in English.
Speaker 1: beIN in, stopped, beIN in, stopped beIN and stopped stepped, vula, vulun, vula, woolen, straude, straude, strauld, exuded, duved, duhvede, duchved, dedicated,
Speaker 1: ain jam einsam ain zam, lonely sam, macvam sam macvam, samaclam, gathered, stager, stager, stager,
Speaker 1: turn over, velderrand over, veilderant over, wilderhand, overwhelming, reto, wail, reto, wail,
Speaker 1: reto wail, ritual, nervus, nervus, nervous, nervous, relazis, relazis, relazis,
Speaker 1: relationship invicult, invicult, invicult, complicated Today, folder to way, folder
Speaker 1: to wayfold hesitated, for zi for zicht, for zichter, cautious,
Speaker 1: deep to deep to deep to depth, casual, casual, casual casual, hordupend,
Speaker 1: hordupend culminated date, May date, May date, May participated, creative date,
Speaker 1: creative date, creatifeit, creativity ob dracht ob dracht ob draft, assignment, expositz,
Speaker 1: EXPOSITZI expose c exhibition, marmar marmarn, marm marble, rinse, crinsen rinse, boundaries,
Speaker 1: gritz barhet, gritz barheit, kritz barhet, vulnerability, Zell's hop, Jozell's hop,
Speaker 1: Hozell's hop, companionship, kuzoom, huzoom, uzoom, hum or, honisiered organizer
Speaker 1: or hannisier organized, Go NEXTSI, go nextsy go next Si
Speaker 1: connection var vara to fool, varied to fool, valuable, beday, denise, beday, canise, bedaykenise, meaning.
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