Day 12: Today was our last full day in the Netherlands, and to celebrate, our tour guide, Enno, let us sleep in! Around 10:00 a.m., we caught the public metro to take it all the way to the Hague. The Hague is the seat of the government in the Netherlands as well as its 3rd…
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Plus3 & Me: Snood Much to See and Do!
Day 11: Today, I woke up early, once again, and enjoyed the hotel’s breakfast. I was able to relax a bit before we met as a group to get on the metro. We took it into Central Rotterdam, where we met up with another tour guide. He took us around the city, showing us some…
Plus3 & Me: The “Waves” of Water Management
Day 10: Today, I woke up to a sky full of clouds filled with gloom. The forecast predicted it to be around 52 degrees Fahrenheit, but I knew it would be colder with the wind coming off the coast. For our second full day in Rotterdam, we traveled to the Delta Works. Specifically, we went…
Plus3 & Me: TransFARMation and Innovation for the Future
Day 9: Today, I woke up with excitement as it was the day we finally got to see the cows at the floating farm! I quickly got ready, ate breakfast, and met with the group as we were taking public transportation to Floating Farm Rotterdam. We arrived just a bit late, but this did not…
Plus3 & Me: The One Where We Go to Germany…?
Day 8: Today was our final day in Enschede as we were heading to Münster, Germany for a day trip. I woke up early, finished packing, ate breakfast, and met with the group to begin our bus ride. After a little over an hour on the bus, we made it into central Münster, a city…
Plus3 & Me: Day 7 in the Netherlands and Day 3 in Enschede
Day 7: As I woke up, the sun was shining through nice and bright, a perfect way to start the day. I met up with the rest of our group for breakfast, and shortly after, we boarded the public bus to head into downtown Enschede. Taking public transportation allows for the carbon emissions to be…
Plus3 & Me: Extra! Extra! Read All About What Enschede and Neighboring Towns Have to Offer!
Day 6: Today we started our morning off with a lecture in the engineering building, Horst, where we learned about wind turbines. This lecture provided us with useful information that I will talk about in just a couple paragraphs! We then went on a campus sustainability tour at the University of Twente. This tour took…
Plus3 & Me: Will the Walking Ever End-schede?
Day 5: Today we woke up early as we had to check out of our hotel in Amsterdam, get some breakfast, and hit the road for Enschede. The trip from Enschede was about two hours long, of which I caught up on some much needed sleep and played a game with Aleks. On our way…
Plus3 & Me: Day 4 All Around Town!
Day 4: Our day was started bright and early as we headed, by train, to Zonnewijzerspad Zaanse Schans, a small historic area with windmills, houses, and gift shops. Here, we learned the importance of windmills and canals while trying lots of cheeses, meeting some feathered friends, and watching the production of wooden clogs. The industrial windmills…
Plus3 & Me: Tulips Galore, Floating Homes, and More!
Day 3: After a much needed nights rest, I woke up to such a beautiful sunny day outside. I met the group for breakfast around 9:00 a.m. followed by departing for our first adventure via charter bus. At around 11:00 a.m. we arrived at “de Tulperij,” a tulip farm near Voorhout. This farm was just…
Plus3 & Me: Days 1 & 2 in the Netherlands
Day 1: We safely arrived in the Amsterdam airport around 5:20 a.m. and headed for the hotel with our tour guide, Enno. We dropped our bags off, had breakfast, and started our day by taking the metro to “Centraal Station.” At 10:15, our canal tour started where we saw the beautiful architecture of downtown Amsterdam….
Plus3 & Me: to the Netherlands!
Hi! I am Madelyn Palmer, a native of the Pittsburgh suburbs and a first-year Swanson School of Engineering student. I intend to major in chemical engineering, minor in chemistry, and complete the Certificate of Sustainability. At Pitt, I am in the Frederick Honors College, the Engineers for a Sustainable World club, and the Resident Student…