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Amsterdam Reflection Statement

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The opportunity to study in Amsterdam gives me so many opportunities to make my degree program of social political justice and expand my capstone thesis on the topic of urban development. I have made my capstone project on the development of Springfield, Massachusetts which was founded by the Puritans who settled in Holland before coming to the United States. The opportunity to study the countries influence in Springfield Massachusetts in relationship to Amsterdam is what I hope to achieve. Studying abroad in Amsterdam with classes revolving around the archeological history of the people of Amsterdam and the significance of global trade routes leads me to write about these interlocking connections. I would like to continue to expand upon this research from the past semester while increasing my own understanding of these historical events. Through these global connections and storytelling I would like to continue to …show more content…

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