As part of the fourth day of the trip in the Netherlands, our group explored the quaint village known as Zaanse Schans. While the village pretended to take place in the past, many of the lessons learned from the trip proved valuable to creating a sustainable future. Through the tours and visit to the local…
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Day 6: Day at Yonsei University
Today we spent nearly the whole day at Yonsei University. Our day started off with a long commute, taking both the subway and bus, and arriving at the Sinchon campus of Yonsei University. When we first arrived, it was slightly raining, but we got out of the rain and into the cafeteria, where we enjoyed…
A Day to Remember
It’s day 5 (our last day in Amsterdam!) and we had quite the morning to start us off. As we walked along the canals of Amsterdam, we saw the Anne Frank House come into view. Within the museum, I got a glimpse of the hushed, fearful life that Anne Frank and her family lived in…
Time to Gogh (5/15)
Our final day in Amsterdam started on a somber note. We hopped on the metro and made our way to the Anne Frank house in downtown Amsterdam. The museum had a guided audio tour in dozens of languages, which we listened to as we walked around the real office building and secret annex that the…
05/15 – The Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum, and Alumni Dinner
Today felt like one of the busiest days so far during the trip—between the two museums and the alumni dinner, I felt like I was on my feet all day. That being said, it also felt like one of the most rewarding days I have had. We started off our morning, after breakfast, by touring…
Amsterdone
Sadly, today was our last day in Amsterdam We started the day at the world renowned Anne Frank Huis, where we toured the annex Anne Frank and her family lived in during their hiding. The museum had audio guides, documents belonging to the family, and a few of Anne’s notebooks and diaries. Although I’ve learned…
Emotions and Art
The morning of our fifth day in Amsterdam began with a trip to the Anne Frank House. I hadn’t read The Diary of Anne Frank before coming on this trip, so I didn’t know too much about her life. I knew the basic things, but nothing very specific. The museum was fascinating while also solemn…
Day 5: Taekwondo and City Hall
Today we were finally able to sleep in a little before taking the subway to Taekwondo class. I was looking forward to the class a lot, and it did not disappoint. At the class, we went through some drills, got to do a form of sparring, and kicked through a wooden plank. Afterwards, I got…
Walking Through Time: My Visit to the Anne Frank Museum
Visiting the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam was an unforgettable and emotional journey. Located in Amsterdam, this historic building was the secret annex where Anne Frank, her family, and four others hid during World War II. Walking through the narrow hallways and climbing the steep stairs, I couldn’t help but feel the weight of history…
Say Cheese and Step Back in Time: My Dutch Adventure at Henri Willig and the Zuiderzeemuseum
During my trip to Zaandijk Zaanse Schans, I visited the Henri Willig cheese manufacturer, where tradition meets modern values. The village, known for its iconic windmills and Dutch heritage, offered a perfect setting for learning about cheese-making. I also discovered why modern wind turbines have three blades: more blades would be expensive and less efficient,…
Dutch Legacies
This morning, we visited the Anne Frank House and toured the space where Anne’s family and other Jewish families hid for two years during World War II. The families stayed in a secret annex hidden behind a bookshelf in Otto Frank’s office building. They remained undiscovered until the end of the war, where they were…
A History Lesson, Van Gogh, and Alumni (Day 5)
Day 5 of our trip to the Netherlands started out with a tour of the famous Anne Frank House. I have never been somewhere so powerful and filled with emotion as I could feel myself choking up hearing the story of the Franks hiding in the Secret Annex. The house was filled with quotes from…
Blooming Ideas and Floating Dreams: Exploring Amsterdam’s Sustainable Wonders
Today, I had the incredible opportunity to visit Royal FloraHolland, the largest international floriculture marketplace in the world. Located in the Netherlands, this marketplace is a bustling hub where flowers from countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Israel, Colombia, Ecuador, Belgium, Italy, and the UK are bought, sold, and transported to their next destination. As someone…
All I wanted was a shower | Augsburg Day 1
Our arrival in Augsburg was long-awaited, and came after a very long flight, during which almost everyone struggled to sleep, and a bus ride from the Munich airport. Once we arrived, we were all disappointed to discover that we were not able to check into the hotel, meaning unable to shower (and brush our teeth),…
Anne Frank and Van Gogh
Today was our fifth day in the Netherlands, and we got to learn about some important historical figures throughout our day. I started my morning with some mini pancakes, peach yogurt, and sliced meats before heading to the local coffee shop down the street. At the coffee shop I ordered a Mochaccino, and I really…
Saying Goodbye to Amsterdam
We also learned about the history of the church across the alley, the Westerkerk church. The reformed Protestant Calvinist church was a symbolic haven for Protestants from all around seeking to escape Spanish Catholic rule, and remains an active Protestant church to this day. We learned how the wealthy of the city, including names like…
Diving Deeper into Dutch Culture: Amsterdam Day 5
Today gave me the opportunity to further investigate Dutch history and culture, experiencing one of the most powerful historical experiences I have had through the Anne Frank house and using my free time to explore Dutch art and food. I am beginning to feel immersed in the Dutch way of life, and it excites me…
05/14 – Cheese, the Zuiderzee, & Mahler’s 6th
Today, we left Amsterdam to learn more about the traditional culture of Holland in the village of Zaanse Schans and to explore a forgotten way of life at the Zuiderzee Museum in Enkhuizen–both North of Amsterdam. Zaanse Schans was a wonderfully preserved village full of craftsmen’s shops, farms for grazing cattle, goats, and sheep, windmills…
Cheese, Dikes, and Sunsets (Day 4)
Today was an especially exciting day for me, as we were visiting a popular cheese manufacturer called Henri Willing Cheese. The cheese shop was located in the middle of vast farmland riddled with windmills, green glass, frogs, ducks, goats, cows, and much more. This seemed like a sight from a fairy tale. After a lesson…
Whey to go, Holland!
To kick day 4 off, we made our way to the train station and were whisked away to Zaandijk Zaanse Schans, a neighborhood in the city Zaandam. The village we ended up in was filled with historic buildings and windmills, and our destination was the Cheese Farm “Catharina Hoeve”, run by the Henri Willig company….