Today started off with a visit to both the town of Delft and the Windmills of Kinderdijk. During the tour of Delft, I learned that William of Orange, the founding father of the Netherlands, was buried there. In addition to learning some of the town's history, it was also cool to see how unique their [...]
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Day 9 – Aaron Osterman
The first thing we did today was visit Erasmus University for a brief lecture. Similar to Munich University, we were introduced to several students who attend Erasmus and got to learn more about who they are and what they study. My favorite part of the visit was getting to see what their campus looks like [...]
Day 8 – Aaron Osterman
The main events for today were a bike tour of Rotterdam and a scavenger hunt set up across Amsterdam. My favorite part of the bike tour was getting to go through an underground tunnel that connected two different parts of Rotterdam that were separated by water. I had no idea something like that existed but [...]
Day 7 – Aaron Osterman
Today was mostly spent travelling from Munich to Rotterdam. Once we finally got to Rotterdam, we were given a walking tour of the city. Most of this tour revolved around food as we got to try all sorts of treats that are special to the Netherlands. Some of these foods included a few different types [...]
Day 6 – Aaron Osterman
The main event for today was a tour of Dachau Concentration Camp. Despite how depressing it was to think about, I'm really glad that I got to experience such an important piece of history. Getting to walk around and see things for myself was an entirely different experience than reading about it or seeing pictures. [...]
Day 5 – Aaron Osterman
Our first activity today was a tour of Munich. I wasn't sure what to expect from the performance at Glockenspiel so getting to see it was really cool. Getting to explore English Garden was also a lot of fun. I was really impressed to see how good the surfers were despite how small of an [...]
Day 4 – Aaron Osterman
Today we got a tour of Allianz Arena where Bayern Munich plays as well as a tour of the royal palace. Some of the things I got to learn about Allianz Arena are that it holds around 70,000 people and that some NFL games have taken place there in the past. In addition to the [...]
Day 3 – Aaron Osterman
Today we traveled to Munich to meet graduate students at one of Munich's universities, tour BMW's factory and eat at the famous Hofbrauhaus. I enjoyed getting to collaborate with these students and learn more about what school is like in Germany. BMW's factory tour really caught my interest more than the Mercedes-Benz and the Porsche [...]
Day 2 – Aaron Osterman
Today we got the opportunity to tour both the Mercedes-Benz and the Porsche factories. Getting to see the Mercedes-Benz assembly line was really interesting to me because I had no idea what it would look like beforehand. Watching how each of the platforms was constantly moving and how people would switch in and out throughout [...]
Day 1 – Aaron Osterman
Getting to walk around Stuttgart today and see all the different kinds of architecture was really interesting. I was surprised to learn that the name Stuttgart actually translates to mare garden and that it was originally a site for horse breeding back when the city was first founded. It was also interesting to hear about [...]
