Verder Verkennen in Amsterdam!
Week Four in Amsterdam By: Diana Rodriguez As I continue to live out my study abroad experience in Amsterdam, it is inevitable that I spend some time learning about the history of the city and how certain events are remembered throughout time. I had the privilege to visit the Dutch Resistance Museum during a class excursion, where I got to see and hear about the stories and memories of people who were victims during World War II. There were many times during the experience where I almost teared up as I was looking at all the artifacts found within the museum. The physical aspect of storytelling enriched my visit, and I became more appreciative that places like the museum exist so that memories are not forgotten. Afterwards, we went out on a walk through nearby streets where we stumbled across brass tiles embedded into the pavement of the sidewalk. On these tiles, there were names engraved to commemorate the Holocaust victims who lived in the adjacent buildings. It made the ...
