Today we headed over to the Delta Works. The Delta Works is a massive system of dams, sluices, locks, dikes, and storm-surge barriers. It was built after a terrible flood killed 1800 people in 1953. This project is a crazy engineering feat. They built factories just to make this and specially designed boats to help assemble it. Originally, they decided to build a giant dam and just cut off the water, but then they realized the environmental impact that would cause, so instead they decided to build a giant floodgate. It works: whenever they predict a bad storm that will raise sea levels dramatically, they close the gates to prevent the sea level from rising. This bridge is one of a kind, and they also tried to sell their boats and ideas to other countries, but no one wanted them. I wonder if other countries wish they had them now, with the sea levels rising. Also, I wonder how other coastal cities that experience heavy storms would benefit from this system. The most inspiring thing I learned today was how the country turned this devastating event into a crazy engineering feat. The country took on a devastating event that not only killed many but also destroyed homes and the land for multiple. But the people responded positively to this disaster. The people came together to fix the problem they saw, and also helped each other out in these troubling times. This is not only a crazy engineering defeat but also a showing of people coming together for a common goal.