The Last Day in Greece

Today is the last day in our trip to Greece and therefore the last blog from me in Greece. Time flies when you’re having fun. Today we visited AlfaOmega, who are a pharmaceutical logistics company. We walked through their warehouse and learned about their processes. Through this experience i observed how the medicine and drugs…

Airports and Cement

With the days counting down in Greece it is important to enjoy every moment. Today, we had 2 visits that I found really interesting. The first one Titan cement in which we learned about the process of making cement which I knew nothing about. This was extremely cool as I learned about something which makes…

The Port of Piraeus

On our journey today in Greece, we had a lecture about supply chain with Dr. Elias Yfantis of the University of Nicosia. This taught me a lot and after this we took a trip to the Piraeus port. We went through all the different piers by bus and was able to see everything close up….

Adventure to the Theater

Today in Greece we took a day trip to Epidaurus, and we walked about the town and learned a lot about the history and culture of the town. I learned a lot about the development of Ancient Greece and the past history of Greece over the past century or so. One of the coolest things…

My favorite thing so far in Greece

So far in Greece we have done many things that have been extremely cool and that have grown my appreciation for other cultures. The best thing that we’ve done in my opinion, and my personal favorite has to be the acropolis tour. This was the most fun because it showed the history of Ancient Greece…

Day in the life in Greece

Today in Greece was an action-packed day filled with activities and walking. It started with a lecture from the University of Nicosia, about the science behind peptides and proteins. This was a very interesting lecture, and I learned so much that I never knew before. One of these things was the clinical trials process that…

Journey to The Parthenon

Over the past couple days in Greece we have visited many cultural and historical sites from the cultural center to the acropolis. The one location that has stuck out the most to me by far has been our trip to the acropolis. I was blown away by the scale and the accomplishment that the Athenians…

Greece Day #2: The Ellinikon

Today In Greece we toured the Ellinikon development project run by Lamda development. Lamda is a development company that does everything from project management to the construction of the project. Throughout this tour today I got to see the development of the project, and I was blown away by the scale and advancements that this…

Finally Arrived

We finally made it to Greece after 2 flights and not a lot of sleep. The first day was a blast with tours of UNIC Athens, and the Hellinikon. One thing that I learned on these tours was when we learned about Deep Genomics from the CEO of the University of Nicosia. It’s the process…

The Approach to Athens

Hello, my name is Ian Kloiber. I am a first-year Electrical Engineering student at Pitt, and I am also enrolled in the Frederick Honors College. I am from Rochester, NY, which is about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Pittsburgh in upstate New York. I am the middle child, with an older and a younger sister. Outside…