We started the day off with a visit to the Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Maritime Training Center located in Limassol. We got to learn about how students are trained from beginning to end as seafarers. BSM uses simulators to replicate a ship at sea. The captain monitors the students and controls the environment around them so that they know how to effectively respond to various problems at sea. The students must go through many courses and workshops to gain all of the knowledge they need to be able to respond to these problems in the simulations. One of the main goals is to get the students to work effectively with each other to solve problems. BSM has both LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) and LNG (liquefied natural gas) services. LPG is produced by refining crude oil which is transported in these ships in specialized vessels. LNG is produced by freezing natural gas down to around -257 degrees fahrenheit. In the supply chain, BSM is the distributor as they manage over 600 vessels to distribute cargo. Their container ships transport cargo that cannot be transported in bulk. 

We then visited Omodos Village where we had another family style lunch and got to walk through many shops. The first shop we went to was a glass shop where the owners created their own glass art. The owner of the store showed us the process of how the various glass products are created. Creating glass art is a hit or miss process. He showed us products that got through the entire process except for the last part where a part of it was shattered. There were clocks, plates, animal figures, and small serving platters made out of glass bottles. One of the most intriguing pieces was a serving platter that I ended up buying. It was made out of a wine bottle that was flattened and bent so that you can put food or other things on to the platter. The top, where the opening of the bottle is, has a curve so that you are able to grasp onto the bottle to hold it properly. The creation of these products takes a lot of skill, creativity, and luck.