Yesterday was our final full day in the Netherlands and what a way to end it! I woke up at 7:45 to shower and get breakfast to be ready by 8:15. We then took the tram to the Floating Farm, a dairy farm that floats in the old port of Rotterdam. We were taken inside…
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Beautiful Business in Rotterdam
I had a rough nights sleep last night waking up at 6:30 because of the French kids in our hostel running around and being extremely loud. We didn’t have to be ready until 9:15 this morning. I got breakfast and we were ready to go. Today we took the tram to InHolland’s Rotterdam campus which…
Delving Into the Delta Works
Today I actually woke up to my alarm which was a welcome surprise. I then ate breakfast and was ready for the private bus at 8:45. The ride to the Delta Works was about an hour and a half and I slept most of the way. As we pulled up to the museum, I noticed…
A Field Trip!?!?!? Back to School…
Today we slept through our alarms and cut it a little close. We woke up at 8:35 when we had to be ready by 8:45. Somehow though I managed to get ready and even get some breakfast before we left. We did not have the private bus so back to public transportation we went, taking…
Delving into Disaster: The Watersnoodmuseum
Today was a day for some much needed rest. We have been so busy for the past couple of days and I have not been able to get a good nights sleep having to wake up early. However, as its is Sunday we were given free time in the morning if we would have liked…
We Got to See the South Sea!
Today was another early day. We woke up at 6:45 for a 7 am breakfast. We got on the bus before starting a one and a half hour drive to the Zuiderzee (Zoud-er-zee) Museum. The museum was indoor and outdoor with a nice, small, preserved village. The Dutch made the village into a museum as…
A Hectic Day You Could Say
We left Amsterdam for Rotterdam today. I woke up at 9 to pack my bags before eating breakfast and getting all of my things out of the room to the bus. Or so I thought everything…. but we will get into that later. We left for Zaanse Schans, a very small and picturesque village/farm area,…
A Lord and Lady in the Attic
Today is our final full day in Amsterdam. We woke up at 8 for breakfast before leaving for the metro at around 9:30 am. We arrived at the Our Lord in the Attic at around 10:15. When entering the museum we were met with a very white and modern gift shop which I was not…
Chemicals and Connections
Today we again woke up early for a 7 am breakfast in the hotel. At 8:30, we got on the private bus and began driving to Demeter in order to visit the Nouryon site. The drive was an hour and a half and I slept throughout the entire trip in an extremely deep sleep. We…
Flourishing Farms & the Fusion of Flowers and Factories
Today was a very early start. We had to wake up with the sun at around 5:30 to get on a private bus at 6:00 in order to drive about 25 minutes to the Royal FloraHolland, a cooperative of 5300 flower producers all around the world that hold online flower auctions. The Royal FloraHolland was…
Day 2: Cacao & Canals
Today was an amazing day. We started off by getting breakfast in the hotel at 8. I had a delicious ham and gouda sandwich with a banana and some other fruit, before taking the train to Central Station to get on a canal tour for 10. The tour was absolutely amazing and took us all…
Arriving in the Netherlands
This morning, our overnight flight arrived in Amsterdam at around 5:30 am. We stayed in the airport for about an hour and a half while waiting for our guide, Raha, who will be staying with us for the whole trip. Then at about 8:30 we started the Fault in Our Stars scavenger hunt. While my…
Introduction – Colin Goldbeck
Hi all! My name is Colin Goldbeck and I am currently a freshman studying accounting and finance at the University of Pittsburgh. I am from Mountainside, New Jersey which is about 20 miles west of New York City. I have three older sisters, the oldest also went to Pitt. My other two sisters went to…