A Semester in Amsterdam I am a junior at Washington University in St. Louis studying abroad in Amsterdam. Since my first semester at college, I have made sure to constantly keep myself busy either studying in a library, taking part in athletics, maintaining a social life, involving myself in various extracurricular activities, and wasting time watching pointless YouTube videos and Netflix shows. I had what I now consider a naïve mindset for a successful life: work hard to excel in class, leverage my academic success to get a quality internship, receive a return offer, accept that offer and make a lot of money working for the same company for the rest of my life....