Today we had our last day in Rotterdam, and more importantly The Netherlands, before leaving tomorrow morning. We started out by visiting a floating farm that was founded in order to find a better solution to feeding the community while combatting climate change. Extreme temperatures and rain events are becoming more common, which makes farming…

Today was our second to last day in Rotterdam, and we finally got to see more of the city. On the previous days, we had activities that took us to other cities or locations, but I really enjoyed getting to see where we have been staying and to be able to orient myself a little…

Today we visited the Delta Works Museum/Park where we learned about the mechanism that they came up with to protect The Netherlands, and the surrounding lands, from storm surges. This came after the Floods of 1953, as these devastated many homes and killed over 1800 people after the wind direction, wind force, and tidal cycle…

Today we got to visit TU Delft, a nearby public technical university that is the largest in The Netherlands. We started out by getting a tour of the Green Village, which is a living lab that provides space for the creation of sustainable projects and innovations. We learned about a bunch of the spaces, but…

Today we had a late start to the day, which allowed some of us to get some much needed rest before visiting the Watersnoodmuseum. Our bus picked us up around 1 and it took us about an hour to get there before we dove into learning. The museum was located in the four major caissons…

Today, we took a day trip to The Hague, which is the diplomatic center of Holland. While Amsterdam is the capital of The Netherlands, The Hague is home to the Dutch parliament as well as the Peace Palace, which is what we visited. The Hague is kind of a mix of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, as…

Today, we made our last stop before arriving in Rotterdam. We were lucky enough to be able to visit the headquarters of Nouryon, a global chemical company. We began learning about the history of the company, as well as a broad scope of what it is that they do. The company started in 1893 when…

Today is our final day in Amsterdam before we head off to Rotterdam tomorrow afternoon, and we definitely got to see an important piece of history to make it memorable. The main event was visiting the Anne Frank house, which is especially meaningful to me because I am Jewish so have grown up learning about…

Today, we had more of a packed day, with activities from 9-5, but luckily we were able to wake up a little bit later than yesterday. We started out by taking a charter bus to visit the Albert Willig Cheese Manufacturer within a quaint little village. There, we learned about the cheesemaking process and how…

Today, the first thing we learned at 6:00 am was how different a European breakfast was, as the hotel loaded us up with a cucumber sandwich and paprika chips. It was a comical way to start such an early day, and definitely helped to wake us all up. The reason we got up so early…

Today, we did a lot more exploring of the city, from the streets around central Amsterdam to the canals. We started out the day with a tour of the city led by Ian, who enthusiastically introduced us to lots of information about the history of the city and how it became what it is today….

Yesterday, May 11, was our first day in The Netherlands, and it was quite a long day. After an entire day of traveling on Saturday, we landed at the Schiphol Airport around 5:40 am and had no time to rest before jumping into our day. The process of getting out of the airport went smoothly,…

Hello! My name is Rhoslyn Kersten and I am from Philadelphia, PA (yes, actually in the city). I am currently in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences as well as the David C. Frederick Honors College here at Pitt as an undecided student. I have a lot of different interests (and am very indecisive)…