Now that I have had time to reflect and process the lessons I was able to learn on the Plus 3 trip to the Netherlands, I feel it would be productive to show how the trip has impacted me and how I can bring this to the Pitt community and beyond. One of the most…
Author: Matt Thiel
Hello! My name is Matthew Thiel and I am a Economics and Political Science double major in the David C. Frederick Honors College and I hope to pursue a career in law after I graduate. I play rugby at Pitt and am involved with speech and debate, and in my free time I like reading, going to the gym, and playing video games with my friends.
My “Wow Moment” in The Netherlands: Matthew Thiel
When I first left for the Netherlands, I wondered when it would hit that I really was in a different country, an entire ocean away from my family back home and in abroad without them for the first time. In the first few days, I felt myself getting caught up in the excitement of being…
Challenges with Assimilating into and Understanding Culture in the Netherlands: Matthew Thiel
Given that my Plus3 trip took place in major cities the Netherlands, a notably international country with a very high rate of English proficiency, it can be easy to assume that there would be no difficulties assimilating or understanding elements of Dutch culture. While there was quite a bit on the trip I was familiar…
Setting Goals and Achieving Them: Growth in the Netherlands Matthew Thiel
When I learned I was going to be traveling to the Netherlands through the Plus3 Program, I was curious to see how the trip would shape the direction of the massive personal and professional growth I have experienced in only a short year at the University of Pittsburgh. I have met so many new people…