Hello, my name is Madisen “Maddie” Lahr. I am a freshman at Appalachian State University. For now I am undecided about my major, but I do know that I want to do something in the medical field, minor in Japanese, and hopefully travel with my occupation. I have not traveled that much in my life. I have gone to Disney World, Niagara Falls, Sanibel Island, and the Bahamas on a cruise.

For my project for Art, Politics, and Power, I chose to do my documentary film on Landscape with Waterfall by Jacob van Ruisdael, which I will see on my trip to Amsterdam. https://youtu.be/Skk7di6ytr4 On this trip, I am very excited to learn more about the importance of the artwork the monuments men saved and why it is a good thing we have it now. I am really excited to learn about the history the cities have undergone in world war 2.

As far as this trip goes, I am super excited about just simply going! I have never visited another continent, I have never ridden on a plane, never used foreign money or used a passport. I am excited to try new food and listen to music I’m not accustomed to. I’m excited to be around people who’s culture is different from mine and get stuff that will remind me of those places!