Pieter du Plessis

Food waste is a major problem all over the world. Roughly one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tonnes —... keep reading

Today we learned about a different kind of business - politics! We went to the heart of German politics - The Bundestag, here in Berlin. We were able to not... keep reading

Even though we are on a program in Berlin, our program coordinators believed it would be good for us to see a little bit more of Germany this past weekend... keep reading

Have you ever walked around a store, picked up your favorite beverage and wondered where it came from or who thought of making it? Well if you have not, do... keep reading

Berlin - a city with so much to see and do with its rich history and diversity, is our classroom for the next three weeks! With so much ahead of... keep reading

On Friday morning we had a class with a representative from the COC. COC Amsterdam has been advocating the rights of lesbian women, gay men, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT’s) in... keep reading

Mamma Mia! Our day was jam-packed full of learning, delicious food, and dancing! We started off our day by going to class with our instructor Katie and learning about the... keep reading

Cooking loneliness away - what could that actually mean? Today we volunteered at Resto van Harte which roughly translates to Restuarant from the Heart, in the East side of Amsterdam... keep reading

The Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history in Amsterdam. The museum was founded in The Hague in 1800 and moved to Amsterdam in 1808. The... keep reading

It's been one week since we have arrived in Amsterdam - what a journey so far! After a week filled with orientation, making friends with one another on the program... keep reading