Today, our last full day in the Netherlands, we visited The Hague, the country’s political capital.  After waking up and hopping on the metro, we had a long ride to the city.  Once we got off our trip, our guide gave us a tour of the city, teaching us more about the Netherlands ‘ political…

After waking up and getting ready for the day, we took a metro headed for Rotterdam.  In the city, we were given a tour of some of its sustainable aspects.  Some of the sustainable aspects of the city we saw while exploring were public facilities such as basketball courts that could be used as water…

Today was the long-awaited day we got to visit the Delta Works, the Netherlands’ large-scale flood-prevention system.  After waking up and eating breakfast, we headed over to Deltapark Neeltje Jans, a location along a Delta Works storm-surge barrier dedicated to teaching more about the Delta Works and its history.  After we left the bus and…

Today was one of the later start days of this study abroad, as after breakfast, we left around 10:15 to begin our day.  After taking public transportation, we spent some time at the Floating Farm.  Floating Farm is an initiative that began over a decade ago with the goal of creating water/floating farms, including livestock…

The morning began with us saying our goodbyes to Twente University.  We packed up our stuff and took a bus to our next destination, Rotterdam.  However, before arriving, our group spent a day in Münster, Germany.  After we got off at Münster, our travel guide gave us a tour of the city’s history.  We learned…

Of all the days we have had so far, today was the most relaxed.  We started off the morning by taking the bus to the city of Enschede.  Once there, we received a tour of Enschede along with a brief history of the city, which emerged through the textile industry.  Along our tour, our guide…

After waking up and having breakfast, we headed back to Twente University.  While there, we first had a lecture by Arne Van Garrel, a professor at the University.  He discussed concepts of wind power, such as the differences between lift and drag-based wind turbines and the maximum energy efficiency of a wind turbine.  Afterward, we…

Today began with us packing up to leave our hotel room.  After gathering all our belongings, we boarded a bus headed for Twente University in the Netherlands.  After we got off the bus, we dropped off our stuff and began a campus tour given by a few students.  On the tour, they discussed topics relating…

Today, like the day before, was quite eventful.  Early in the morning, we took a bus to Zaandijk Zaanse Schans.  There, we learned plenty of fun facts about Dutch History, such as windmills, cheese-making, and clog-making.  When it comes to windmills specifically, I learned about their significance in Dutch history as an early energy source….

While we started the day a bit later than yesterday, we had many more program activities.  After waking up, we boarded the bus traveling to a tulip farm.  Even though most of the tulips were not present, those we did see were absolutely stunning.  The owner discussed his business of harvesting and selling tulip bulbs….

While technically our second day on Dutch soil, it was our first day after a long night’s rest.  After breakfast, we headed to the metro to start off the day with a team-based scavenger hunt.  It gave us the opportunity to take in the sights and sounds of Amsterdam while also learning fun facts about…