As I am writing this last blog on the way to the Amsterdam airport, it feels so crazy that two weeks had passed so quickly. For our last true day in the Netherlands we visited two sites that showcased the innovation of the Dutch people and their culture of being open to everything. The first…
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Just Singin’ in the Rain, in De Hague
Today we started off our day early once again, meeting at 9:15 AM. Getting up today was better than most days and our room was up and at ‘em early in the morning. Today consisted mainly a tour of Rotterdam and InHolland’s Rotterdam campus. First our tour consisted of walking around Rotterdam in which the…
Discovering DeltaWorks: Dealing with the World’s Deadliest Demon: Water
Today, we visited the site of Deltaworks, which is a country wide dam system that disconnects the Netherlands from the surrounding body of water, the North Sea. For decades spanning from the early 1800s to 1953, all the Netherlands had been dealing with a lot of problems concerning flooding and loss of infrastructure. After the…
Soaring, Flying, there’s not a star in heaven that we can’t reachhhh!
Today’s start definitely had some turbulence in the beginning of the day but as the journey went on we made it into clear skies. Our entire room woke up at 8:35 in the morning and we had to be ready by 8:45. So that was bit of a struggle in waking up; however, we persevered…
We’re having a “Dam” Good Time
We had a very, very good day today that started off with a late start for us which was 12:45 which allowed a lot of recovery time from exploring Rotterdam the night before. I started off my day with a great shower and breakfast around 10:30 and got myself ready for the calm rest of…
Boats and Bros
Today we also had an early start for our first day in Rotterdam, but somehow we did not even tour around Rotterdam. We had an early breakfast that consisted of mostly ham and cheese and then we were on our way to the Zuiderzeemuseum. Here lies a whole village that commemorates the fishing village that…
Oh Cheese! It’s Too Gouda to Be True!
In this time of mourning our last day in Amsterdam, we had to pack up all of our belongings in our hotel room and make our way over to Rotterdam which is another city within the Netherlands. With a decently later start time than most days, we had to be at breakfast at 9:00AM and…
Silence, Solitude & So Many Stories
For our daily blog today, we started off with visiting a literal hidden gem within Amsterdam. This hidden church dubbed “Our Lord in our Attic” was made back when the Protestants had taken over the Netherlands and essentially outlawed religion but also it was allowed but they had to do so in private. We arrived…
“Are you a Nouryon? Cause you’ve got potential for chemistry.”
Focusing on day four within the Netherlands, the main portion of our day was spent at Nouryon, which is a chemical manufacturing plant that focuses on chemicals that are used in many day-to-day items. Their business relies on them being the subset of the product, so while the products that are being sold to consumers…
The Fast and the “Flourioush”: Fragrant Flowers, Flavorful Food, & Feeling Formal
For our third day in Amsterdam, we had a massively early start in which we all had to meet at 6:00AM for our bus ride to Royal FloraHolland, the world’s largest international trade platform for flowers and plants. Upon arrival the facade showcased a regular flower shop; however, once entering the actual warehouse portion, a…
The Essential ABC’s: Amsterdam, Boats, & Chocolate
For day 2 of our journey within the Netherlands, it was a full day filled with much fun and learning! Starting off our day we had breakfast, met up with our tour guide, Raha, and then were fast on our way to the city center to go on a boat tour around Amsterdam. On this…
Our Arrival in The Netherlands
After a very long but very fun flight that consisted of watching movies and playing airplane poker, we had arrived in lovely Amsterdam at a local time of 5:30AM; however, back home it was about 12 or 1AM. Once we arrived in the airport, I immediately took notice of the amount of clog statues and…
Introduction – Kam Chan
Hi everyone! My name is Kam Chan, and I am currently a freshman within the Swanson School of Engineering studying Industrial Engineering. I am from West Homestead, PA which is only a quick 15-minute drive from the University of Pittsburgh! I have 2 older brothers, one of them who also went to Pitt, and 3…