Today was the conclusion of my two-week-long journey in the Netherlands. While it was bittersweet, I would say that the sweetness heavily outweighed the bitterness of this day. We woke up around 8 to be ready at 8:15 for our tram to the floating farm which is the company that I specifically researched before this…
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Inholland^2
Today we got to sleep in a little longer than usual as we had a 9:15am meeting time. The extra sleep was nice, and I got to the meeting spot on time and ready to go for the day. After arriving at the meeting spot, we all hopped on the metro and made our way…
Flooding my mind with knowledge
Today we woke up at around 7:30 to go catch our bus that was leaving at 8:15. This bus was bringing us to Delta Works, which builds storm surge barriers for the Netherlands. This was a longer bus ride but I enjoyed it as I needed a nap. Once we arrived at Delta Works, we…
Freaky Monday
We cut the wake-up time a little closer this morning, waking up at 8:35 for an 8:45 departure, but it all worked out as I managed to get breakfast and make it on time to our leaving spot. We then departed for Inholland, a local university that focuses on aeronautical engineering. Although I am a…
rotterDAMS
Today was another very chill day. After lots of long bus rides yesterday, we got to sleep in till about 12pm. Sleeping in was great, and I had time to get a good breakfast in before we set out on our bus ride to the dam museum. Before we even got to the museum, the…
Boats and bros
Today we started our first day in Rotterdam by taking a two-hour bus ride back through Amsterdam to visit an outdoor museum. The bus departed at around 7:45am and although long, the ride was very scenic so I enjoyed all of it. Once we got to the museum I was a bit confused as to…
Colin lost his Cheddar
Today was very easygoing and fun compared to what we have been doing so far. we woke up at around 9 am and packed everything up to prepare to leave Amsterdam and go to Rotterdam. Once we ate breakfast, we got on the bus and made our way to our site visit that was scheduled…
Cultural Visits in Amsterdam XXX
Today was filled with lots of cultural visits as it is a national holiday here in the Netherlands. We started with a tour of our lord in the attic, a museum centered around an old Catholic church. I don’t consider myself a very religious person, so a lot of the information I was taking in…
(LI)am (AM)sterdam (Y) (LA)bs
I started the day with three main goals. First, I knew that we would be traveling to a chemical company which isn’t exactly where I want to be working when I’m older, but I wanted to soak up all the information and do my best to understand the chemical concepts that would be presented to…
Wealth budding? Turning a pedal? Cash Flower?: Learning the ins and outs of the Netherlands flower business
After a challenging 5:30 am wake-up, we all got on a bus and made our way to our first stop of the day, Royal FloraHolland. I wasn’t sure what to expect when we arrived, I knew it was a flower auction and that they packaged all types of flowers but I wasn’t sure if it…
Chocolaty Canals: A Sweet Day in Amsterdam
After a much-needed night of sleep, we started our second day in Amsterdam at 8:45 by catching the train to Amsterdam Central which brought us into the heart of the city. After arriving we waited for our scheduled boat tour time and then embarked on the tour through the Amsterdam canals. During the boat tour,…
Introduction – Liam Johnson
Hello! My name is Liam Johnson and I am from Chapel Hill North Carolina. I am a freshman student in the College of Business Administration at the University of Pittsburgh with an intended major in Finance and Business Analytics. Although I grew up in North Carolina, I was born in Boston Massachusetts and my whole…