Two weeks later, I have survived my stay in the Netherlands and have finally made it to the last day of our trip. What an absolute roller coaster it has been, having seen and experienced everything under the sun this area has to offer. Anyways, today was our day with Tony’s Chocolonely and it definitely…
Category: Plus3 The Netherlands
Word of the Day: Tot Ziens
This morning, Bell and I took a trip to the Rijksmuseum which was an enormous building with an overwhelming amount of art. We tried to take everything in but there just was not enough time. Some of the artists’ artwork that I enjoyed were Ruisdael, Aert van der Neer, Paul Gabriel, and Hendrick Willem. My…
Nether’ Wanna Leave
Welcome to your last edition of the Plus3 Summer 2023 Netherlands blogs. Just like that, our two weeks abroad have come and gone. Today’s adventures reflected those throughout much of our trip, consisting of a company visit, last minute shopping, and some delicious food of course. Our agenda today, however, had a 2pm start time…
Wake Me Up Before You Cocoa: Netherlands Day 12
Today I woke up at around 8 ish but kept falling in and out of sleep after that for another 2 hours. When I finally got out of bed, I went down stairs to the cafe and got a chocolate croissant since they were done serving breakfast, and filled up my water because I was…
Day 12: Doei to Sweet Times in Amsterdam
Today was our last day in Amsterdam; we leave for the airport bright and early tomorrow morning, which I’m sure will be just delightful. It was a wonderful two weeks spent with some really great people that I wouldn’t have met if not for this program. But of course, all good things must come to…
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
—•— Hello and welcome back to Oosterdam Day 12! We’ve reached the end of the journey, folks! Today is our last day of blogging. I can’t say I’ll miss the frantic 11:59 pm speed-writing, but I’ll sure miss Amsterdam. Our day didn’t start until 2PM today, so I decided to grab a lovely breakfast with…
Closing with Tony Chocolonely
On our final day here in Amsterdam we attended a lecture by Tony Chocolonely and visited their superstore in the downtown area. The lecture from Tony Chocolonely’s representative joke, was extremely insightful. She specifically described the company’s goal that was to produce top level chocolate while avoiding child labor and practicing sustainable production. Joke also…
Doei Have to Leave?
Today our time in Amsterdam came to a close with a deep dive into Tony Chocolonely and a group dinner at an Indonesian restaurant. After a good night’s sleep, I started to pack before our Tony Chocolonely presentation at 2:00. Joke Aerts, a member of the Tony Chocolonely team, explained to us the Tony Chocolonley’s…
Saying Doei to Amsterdam!
Today’s our final day in Amsterdam! I began my day by walking to a bagel shop nearby with a few other people in our group. I got a mocha and a bacon, egg, and cheese bagel. It was a great way to start our morning, and we had another beautiful day! After our breakfast, we…
Nethyland: day 12
Hello to all of my fans. (scroll for bird pics) Today is plus3’s last day in Amsterdam. Truly a sad day indeed. What you all may not know is that my family had planned to meet me here in Amsterdam and we were gonna spend a couple days here before going to Belgium. They actually…
The Final Doei! It’s Time to Van Gogh!
Today, we had a presentation from Tony’s Chocolonely. The presentation was from Joke, an inspire to actress at Tony’s. We learned about their open chain model. With this, they have five sourcing principles. The first principle is traceable beans. It is important to have a clear idea of who produces the beans, so it is…
Farewells and Chocolate
The day started with us getting a presentation from a lady who works for Tony’s Chocolonely. We learned about how the company wants to stop child labor or minimize the gap between them and other big chocolate brands from the production of cocoa. The company is leading a great cause and sells tasty chocolate in…
The Last Supper
I can’t believe it is our last day in the Netherlands. I started it off with a bike ride this morning, which was scary at first but a lot of fun! We went to get breakfast at a bagel shop and got to ride along the water on pour way there. Being in the Netherlands,…
Chocolate Controversy
I started the day by renting a bike and cycling through the park! My friends and I rented bikes for just 11.50 euro and used them to get bagels for breakfast. It was a beautiful scene, but unfortunately I didn’t trust my biking skills enough to bike one handed and take pictures on the ride….
A Bittersweet Goodbye!
Hello everyone! Today was our last day in Amsterdam and I’m sad I have to go but excited to come back to my family. This trip has been an incredible experience and I met some amazing friends along the way! For our last activity today we got to hear from Joke, a worker from Tony’s…
A Sweet Farewell – The Netherlands Day 12
Today was a really late start since we didn’t have anything planned until 2:00. This meant I had the perfect opportunity to catch up on some much needed sleep. I slept until about 12:00 PM today before getting ready and then heading down to the library (which I didn’t even know existed). There to meet…
The End.
Today marks the last day of our two week adventure in the Netherlands, and thankfully we were given a free morning to sleep in. At 2pm we met in the basement of the hotel for a presentation from Joke, an employee of Tony Chocolonely. She was very well spoken, and the presentation was extremely insightful. …
The Final Doei
I am so sad to be leaving this wonderful city and all the new friends I have made. Today we had a leisure morning to do things on our own. A few of us went and grabbed some bagels and then began to pack up all our things. Later in the afternoon Joke from Tony’s…
Amster-Done!
It is over! For better or for worse, the trip has come to a close. Tomorrow, we travel back to Schiphol airport to depart for an 8 hour flight, 8 hour layover, and another 1.5 hour flight. But first, today. Today we had the whole morning to ourselves. Admittedly, after a long night, I spent…