We have made it to the final day of the trip and my final blog. On this final day we stopped in the political district of the Netherlands, The Hague. Unlike America where the capital is also where all the politicians are, the Netherlands separates the two in order to keep influence balanced…
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Day 10: Roof Salad
Day 10 was a secondary day to our delta works visit on day 9 and a visit to the dakahker rooftop farm in the city of Rotterdam. The rooftop farm utilized many tactics to make it an extremely sustainable building and a blueprint for future similar projects. To make the farm…
Day 9: Change in works (Delta works)
Day 9 was our big visit to the delta works and honestly I had a great time. In 1953 in the southern part of the Netherlands there was a huge flood that broke their dikes at the time and killed over 1800 people. After that the country decided to make the delta plan…
Day 8: When cows… float?
Day 8 was composed of some of my favorite site visits, I think everytime I think a site visit is my favorite they just keep getting better. We started out at a floating farm that had some cows and a farm underneath it. The whole farm is supported on a big piece…
Day 7: Churches everywhere!
Day 7 was the big day for history. We essentially spent the whole day in Munster. The town of Munster is one of the older towns in Germany so we got to enjoy a little bit of old story. One of the churches we saw stood out to me in particular because of…
Day 6: Run Forest Run!
Day 6 was one of the most free days of the trip. For the day we got I trip of Enschede which was a little bit of a cultural shock to say the least. The guide started by explaining to us how the city is on one of the biggest hills in the…
Day 5: Grids and Bids
Today was my personal favorite day of the trip. We started with a short introduction to windmills which explained to us some of the math and the workings of a common windmill. Afterwards we then went to a huge windmill farm and got a really in depth tour of…
Day 4: Engineering and Environment at Twente
Day 4 was our main day of transportation to the university of Twente. We took a bus over to the town of Enschede. Upon arrival we were given a tour of the campus and shown some of the sustainable aspects of the campus. For instance, one of the buildings has a glass…
Say Cheese!!
Day 3 brought us the most social day of the trip. We started bright and early at 8 am with a bus ride to the Amsterdam countryside to view the old windmills used to boost the area into an agricultural powerhouse. The windmills were commonly used to make clogs, grind spices, and pump water. Using…
Cutting EDGE technology
Day 2 we had some amazing site visits. We started off early with the tulip farm. The owner of the farm took us on a tour and explained to us how the tulip industry in the Netherlands functions. Afterwards we visited a local beach and got the best fish of chips ever. The afternoon…
Hallo! Waar zijn de stroopwafel?
Day 1 in the Netherlands done! We started off the day by winning the group scavenger hunt in a landslide. Then we stopped for lunch at and met some of the local crowd while we ate by the water. Afterwards we walked over to the Waterloo plein market and on to the Rijh Museum to…
Stroop there it is, The Netherlands
Hi! My name is Max Henceroth, I’m from Annapolis, Maryland, and I’m a first year, at the Swanson School of Engineering. I plan to pursue a major in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Electrical Engineering. In the future, I hope to enter either the aerospace or automotive industry. In my free time, I enjoy…