Today’s adventure started with the Floating Farm, which is, in fact, the world’s first ever floating farm. It’s located in the city of Rotterdam, just a 20 minute tram ride from the centraal station, which is one of the things that makes this farm really special and sustainable. Upon our arrival at the farm, we…

This morning we visited InHolland Rotterdam, which is another branch of the university we saw a few days ago. This branch of the school focuses on Business, Finance, and Law, so it was a bit more relevant for me than the Delft campus. They started our visit off by giving us a tour of the…

We spent most of today at the Deltaworks Park. The Deltaworks are a group of dams, locks, and dikes designed to control flooding. As I mentioned in a previous post, a lot of the Netherlands are actually at altitudes below sea level, and there was an absolutely devastating flood in 1953 that took over 1,800…

Today we visited the InHolland University of Applied Sciences, which has multiple branch campuses across the Netherlands. Each branch focuses on one discipline. We got to see and learn about the Delft campus, which specializes in aeronautical engineering. The school’s faculty and students prepared a really nice program for us. As soon as we got…

I started the day off with breakfast in a cute local cafe before the whole group headed to the Watersnoodmuseum. This museum, located along the southwestern coast of the Netherlands, commemorates a major flood that devastated that region in 1953. When an intense storm lasting 24 hours hit this region, the dike created to protect…

This morning we went to the Zuiderzeemuseum, which actually did not resemble a museum at all. The museum consists of 140 historic buildings that were all once inhabited when the Zuiderzee was still open. The Zuiderzee was a body of water that kept this small, old town alive but also created a lot of problems…

Today we ventured into the Dutch countryside! We visited the small village of Zaanse Schans, which consists of some homes, small businesses, windmills, and farm animals. It felt very authentic: every person working in the village wore traditional dutch outfits, and the landscape was naturally imperfect. Located in one of the cottages was the Henri…

Hello! Today, we did a number of cultural visits, including the Our Lord in the Attic museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Anne Frank House. We started at the Our Lord in the Attic museum, which is actually 3 connected houses that hid a Catholic church on the top floor. One of the houses belonged to…

Today we visited a company that I had never heard of before but whose products I use regularly. Nouryon produces chemicals that are used to create various end products including shampoos, detergents, paints, surface cleaners, sunscreens, flooring, food, and so many more. Despite the fact that the company provides for large companies such as Proctor…

We were up bright and early this morning to visit FloraHolland, which is the world’s largest flower auction distributor. At 5 am each day, 46 million flowers are auctioned off, and FloraHolland’s employees must ship them all by the end of the day. We arrived at 7 am to find the warehouse filled with busy…

Our first full day in the Netherlands! We started today off with a canal cruise, which gave us a tour of the inner city from a new perspective than yesterday. We learned about the history behind the gorgeous architecture we’ve been seeing and also gained an understanding of what kinds of people and businesses are…

After a long (but smooth) day of travel, we finally arrived in Amsterdam bright and early this morning at 6 am. We met our lovely tour guide, Raha, at the airport and quickly made our way into the city. Although we were operating on very minimal sleep, we explored the city center via a ‘Fault…

After a long (but smooth) day of travel, we finally arrived in Amsterdam bright and early this morning at 6 am. We met our lovely tour guide, Raha, at the airport and quickly made our way into the city. Although we were operating on very minimal sleep, we explored the city center via a ‘Fault…