Ellyn, Lily, and me

I am Ster Dam

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October 14th 2008
My first adventure in Europe! I went to Amsterdam. It was awesome!! Let me try to put into words how amazing my weekend was. My Biochem lab partner and new friend, Lily, who is from New York and is also studying abroad this semester, has family in Holland; she actually has dual citizenship, which is cool. Her grandfather owns an apartment in Amsterdam, so Lily said that there would be a free pl ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more