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…
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A Boatiful Day
Wednesday, May 17th What a sunny day in Amsterdam! Today was a pretty chill day, but so much fun. We began the morning off by walking to the University of Amsterdam. The campus is pretty centrally located and really easy to navigate. The University is known for their business school, so many of the students…
The Hidden Gem of Utrecht
Tuesday, May 16th What a fun day! Today we started off the day on a journey to Utrecht, a city outside of Amsterdam. I would describe the city as similar to Amsterdam, but a little less touristy and spread out. We began the day at Aurea Imaging where we had a lecture and tour by…
This Trip is Flying By
Monday, May 15th Although today was quite cloudy, our group continued on our journey to VU and The Schiphol Airport. First we went to the University where we had a guided tour of the campus. We learned about how this university was very unique in the way that it is the only school in the…
From Market to Networking
Sunday, May 14th Wow!! What a beautiful day in Amsterdam. We have had the best weather this weekend and it’s been amazing! We started off our day on a group trip to the largest flea market in Europe. To get there we had to take a fairy which was such a cool way of transportation….
Blown Away
Saturday, May 13th Today was yet again a beautiful day in the Netherlands. Early this morning we traveled to Zeeland to learn in detail about the Netherlands flood control. In 1953 there was a massive storm in the area causing 100 mph winds and flooding. This storm wiped out basically the whole town, killing 1836…
Mootiful Day
Today was the day that. We traveled to the beautiful city of Rotterdam. Our morning started off a little rough as there was a little issue with the first train we were supposed to take. We had to move to a new train and wait a little while for it, so our itinerary had to…
A Bridge a Day
Thursday, May 11th What a day! This afternoon we headed to the red light district that features a famous bridge in Amsterdam. The bridge is a 3-D printed bridge created by MX3D. This bridge is the world’s first ever printed bridge. It is made out of stainless steel rods with welding gear. 3-D printing technology…
Flowers Galore!
Wednesday, May 10th Flower, flowers, and more flowers. Today’s excursions to the flower auction and tulip fields were right up my alley. I LOVE flowers and have always wondered about the supply chain behind them. We had an early morning wake up call and headed to Royal Holland Flora around 6:20am. Royal Holland Flora is…
The Rain Can’t Stop Us!
Tuesday, May 9th Oh what a day! Today was a very rainy day in Amsterdam, but we made the most of it! We started off the day on a journey to Zaanse Schans which is the home of the windmills. This was quite the journey I must say. As a group we took the tram…
On the town
Monday, May 8th Today was a day full of lots of learning, good eats, and some amazing scenery. I would say that was a well spent first day in Amsterdam! We started off today with an engineering talk with Karel Bockstael at CREA. Karel was the formal VP of sustainability at KLM. The lecture focused…
We’re here!!
After a long day of travel we have finally made it to The Netherlands! We flew into the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport early this morning and took a short bus ride to our home for the next two weeks, The Generator. We got a brief rundown of all the details about the program and got to…
Next Stop: The Netherlands!
Hello everyone! My name is Caroline Collier. I am a freshman majoring in marketing and supply chain management. In the future I hope to have a career in marketing where I can be creative and help clients ideas come to life. Here at Pitt I am a member of American Marketing Association, where I am…