Goodbye to Rotterdam :(((( I am writing this from the airport and so so sad to leave. But, our last day was super fun and I thought it was a great way to end the program. We started out at the Floating Farm, which I was really excited to see because it was our group’s…
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More Tours InHolland!!
Today was our second to last day :(. I can’t believe how fast this trip has flown by!!! We headed to the Rotterdam InHolland campus, which is different than the Delft one because it houses mainly social sciences and humanities, as well as business and law. We started off with a walking tour of the…
So Much to Sea at Delta Works!
Today we headed out to the coastline of The Netherlands to take a look at the Delta Works project!! On the way there, I had fun looking out the window and being able to see so much water from all of the inlets and the North Sea. The Netherlands has miles and miles of coastline…
Winging It in Delft!!
Today was full of surprises and a super fun day!! It was my roommate and friend from home Luiza’s birthday (happy birthday Luiza), and we had a visit to InHolland campus in Delft! I was so excited for this presentation because it was all about aeronautical engineering, which I thought of going into and is…
Dams & Dumplings
Today was filled with learning and good food. After a yummy breakfast at a local cafe, we got on the bus to travel 1 hour to the Watersnood museum. Watersnood means flood, and the museum is a memorial for the North Sea flood of 1953, in which over 1800 people lost their lives and 70,000…
Zoe in Zuiderzee :)
Today was our very first full day innn Rotterdam! We took the bus to the Zuiderzee museum! I honestly did not know what to expect from this museum, but it was definitely a hidden gem. When we first got there, we got on a boat, and it was really cold. The air smelled salty and…
Gouda Times!! at the Cheese Farm
Today, was our last day in Amsterdam and first day in Rotterdam! We packed up the bus to go to our next hostel in Rotterdam, but on the way we stopped to spend the day at the cheese farms of Henry Willig! The cheese farm was absolutely beautiful. There were many windmills, miles of fields,…
Day at the Museums
Today was jam packed with culture and learning. I visited 3 museums today, all located in central Amsterdam, and all of them were very different but very insightful. It was awesome to learn about the culture and history of the Netherlands in this way after doing so many company visits. We started out at the…
Noury-On Top of the World!!!!
Today was an awesome day! We woke up early to take a 90 minute bus ride to have a site visit with Nouryon, a specialty chemicals company. As a chemical engineering major, I have been so excited for this visit, and it did not disappoint! We started off with a presentation learning about the business…
From Bulbs to Bouquets: The Journey of Amsterdam’s Famous Tulips
Today, we got to learn about the world-famous tulip industry in The Netherlands. It was so complex and so much larger than I could have imagined. We started off the day by visiting Royal Flora Holland, a company that stores masses of flowers, auctions them, and gets them to buyers quickly. Since flowers and valuable…
Canals & Cacao!
Today, we got up bright and early and took the metro once again to central Amsterdam! We started off with a canal tour on the water. It was so amazing to see the city from this perspective. I learned so much on the tour. We saw many boats along the water that used to be…
We Made It!
After almost a full day of travel, we finally arrived bright and early at the Amsterdam airport this morning! I was so excited, and even in the airport I began to notice differences from the United States. I immediately was drawn to sustainability, especially in the small details. For example, when we went to go…
Introduction – Zoe Fitzsimmons
Hi! My name is Zoe Fitzsimmons and I am a first-year student in the Swanson School of Engineering. I am currently pursuing a major in chemical engineering. I am also hoping to earn minors in chemistry and bioengineering. Professionally, I am considering entering the healthcare industry. However, I am excited to explore and learn more…