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,…

We started off our day with a short walk to University Van Amsterdam business and main campus. A student named Thomas gave us a tour. At the university here, you take general classes for two years, and declare in your third year as well as graduating in three years which is shorter than in the…

After the classic generator breakfast, we took our journey to Utrecht. There we took public transportation and a nice walk to Aurea Imaging which was on a beautiful campus of a bunch of start up companies. Walking through, I definitely got a modern work vibe where people were in business casual clothing, there was unique…

One of our longest days yet started out at Vrije Universiteit, where we got a tour of the campus. We walked around two of their main buildings and the outside of the campus, getting to see study spaces, the dining hall, the cultural center and classrooms. Compared to Pittsburgh’s campus, it was very similar in…

Today was a very relaxing yet productive day back here in Amsterdam. It was one of our first days with amazing weather where the sun is out and it is warm. We all took a ferry over to IJ Hallen, the biggest vintage market in Europe. There were endless vendors with all types of items…

After breakfast and checking out at the A & O hostel, we took a bus ride over the Watersnoodmuseum. Upon arriving at this museum, we were able to learn about the history of the flood of 1953 and how they overcame it. There were a lot of stories of people whose loved ones were lost…

We started our morning with quite an interesting journey to Rotterdam. We took the metro to another train at Central Amsterdam, but the fast track we were on shut down because of an incident. We then had to switch trains and finally made it to Rotterdam a little late. This experience reminded me of American…

Today was an eventful day where we first started by taking the metro into the city to see the first ever bridge printed by MX3D.The bridge was in the red light district going over a canal. It was made of stainless steel over a six month period with a unique pattern. It was interesting to…

We had an early morning, heading out of the hostel at six fifteen to visit Royal Flora Holland. There we went on an auction tour where we were able to see the largest flower auction in the world. We got an amazing view of workers moving around different flowers in order for them to be…

After taking the metro and running to catch the train in the rain, we finally made it out to Zaanse Schans. While it poured all day and the weather was not great, it did not take away from how beautiful this town was. Zaanse Schans is a neighborhood full of museums, shops and windmills that…

Today we had a packed and insightful bunch of activities! We started off with an Engineering lecture given by Karel Bockstael who was the previous vice president of sustainability at KLM. We learned about sustainable energy, and how to make aircrafts more sustainable. Some substitutes for kerosene which is currently the fuel used in planes…