Een Tweede Huis!
Week Three in Amsterdam By: Diana Rodriguez I feel like I've been living here forever at this point. I'm glad to say that I am much more comfortable traveling within the city, and I even know my way around without having to look at a map for guidance! I still don't know much Dutch, though, but it's okay since most people living here speak English, anyway. This week, my class took a trip to the Het Schip Museum, which is a museum where you can learn about the history of social housing here in Amsterdam. It was really interesting to learn about how Amsterdam managed its housing affordability to ensure that people of low income are able to have a place to live. I also found the architecture fascinating, as its architect, Michel Klerk, designed it so that it is expressive with symbolic motifs found throughout the building. The window designs were amazing, as well! The following day, we took a trip to Deltares, a Dutch hydraulic research institute found in Delft. We partic...
