I am currently writing this blog post from the Schipol Airport on May 17th, but this post details our last day in Rotterdam, May 16th Yesterday, in true Plus3 fashion, we started the day bright and early. I believe my body has adapted to the lack of sleep, and can now function off of 5 hours a…
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InHolland: A Dutch Day
Hey Everyone! Today we headed off to another location of the Dutch university, InHolland Rotterdam. To my surprise, we didn’t begin the campus visit with a lecture, but rather a walking tour through the ever-evolving harbor area of Rotterdam. Our faculty guides taught us about the history of the area, and enlightened us on the current architectural climate of the area, and what the…
I Love Zeeland, I Love “Zee-sea”
Hey Everyone! Today was such a fun day, I enjoyed the activities and layout of the day. This morning we headed to Delta Works, a tourist attraction park that aims to educate and entertain customers on the Delta Project. The views heading to the park were beautiful, blue water and sandy beaches lined the highway. The tourist attraction is located in Zeeland, which…
A Day in Delft
Hi Everyone! Today we started our day pretty early and took a train to a neighboring city, Delft. In Delft, we visited InHolland, a university that offers a 4-year bachelors in applied sciences program. On our tour, we specifically learned about the Aeronautical Engineering program. We learned that the school has 700 students, 65% of…
Lots of Views at Watersnood
Hey Everybody! Today the group got the amazing opportunity to sleep in. We had a later start to the day, beginning with an hour-long bus ride to the Watersnoodmuseum in Ouwerkerk. The museum commemorates, and aims to educate on, the floods of 1953. I learned that the floods were caused by the low pressure in the area which turned into a hurricane, which therefore pushed water from the north…
Ahoy Zuiderzee
Hi Everyone! Today we had another early start, and boarded a tour bus headed north. The bus ride took quite a while, but after about an hour and a half, we arrived at the Zuiderzeemuseum. I was very excited to find out that to get to the museum, you had to take a boat. The…
Zaanse Schans N’at
Today we started off the day by packing up all of our belongings and boarding our private van. We drive about 20 minutes to the countryside where we visited Zaanse Schans. Zaanse Schans is a village of shops, tourist attractions, and windmills. It is free of charge to enter the village, and has something for…
Attic Happenings and Museum Explorations
Hi Everyone! Today we started off our day by taking the tram into Amsterdam for a tour of Our Lord in the Attic. Our Lord in the Attic is a group of three row houses that have been hollowed out in the middle to form an interconnected “shelter,” or hidden church. The church was formed…
Lost in the Sauce (Complex Chemical Compounds)
Nouryon was formed in 1838 in Deventer, and used to be an old flour mill and has since grown into a chemical company circa early 19th century. They switched from a flour mill, to chemical component manufacturer when the founders desired a flour to make whiter bread. They learned they could replicate the white American…
Tapping into the Tulip Dynasty 🌷
Hi Everyone! Today, the group started the day bright and early by taking private transportation to Royal FloraHolland. Royal FloraHolland is the largest international floriculture marketplace for flowers and plants. They hold an auction every day, beginning at 6am to sell their growers’ yields. The auction is a 24-hour process. Auctioning and bidding used to…
A Day on the Town 🚤
Welcome Back! The group started off the day with trip to central station, where we would embark on a canal cruise in Amsterdam. Once we boarded the boat, we travelled all around the city and learned some of Amsterdam’s history. The canals, and harbor, serve as an efficient means of transportation and allow for Amsterdam…
Amsterdam: Day 1!
Hi everyone! Today was such a long, and fun, day! The group started their journey to The Netherlands, on Saturday at 7am. Our journey consisted of a 7 am bus ride to Pittsburgh International Airport, a two-hour flight to Boston, a layover in Boston, and finally the 6 1/2-hour flight straight to the Schiphol Amsterdam Airport. This was…
Introduction – Lindsey Storey
Hi! My name is Lindsey Storey and I am a freshman in the College of Business Administration at The University of Pittsburgh. I am currently triple majoring in Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Business Information Systems, along with an intended certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. I grew up about 20 minutes from Oakland, in Monroeville,…