Today was our last day in Cyprus. We started the day off at the pharmacy for covid tests. Luckily, we all tested negative! After our covid tests, we took a 45 minute drive to Larnaca to head to the beach. Since our meeting with ExxonMobil was canceled, we had a good four hours at the…

We had a later start today so we decided to try out a new cafe before we left for our meeting. Today we spent most of the day at PwC, PricewaterhouseCoopers, one of the big four accounting firms. Utilizing technology to make the implementation of new processes easier and more effective is their main objective….

Today was a day full of sightseeing. We started our day by visiting the ghost town of Famagusta. This is located in the North of Cyprus so it is in the Turkish region. This area has been abandoned since the conflict between the Greeks and Turkish in 1974. This was the only city thus far…

We spent the entire day at UNIC learning about Fleet Management, Cryptocurrency, and Forecasting. The first meeting was with Fleet Management Limited, one of the largest third party ship management companies managing over 600 diverse types of vessels. In 1996 they started off with only 13 vessels and now they have over 600. The pandemic…

Today was a more relaxing day. Since we only had one night at Paphos we wanted to take advantage of as much beach time as possible. As soon as we woke up we tried out a new coffee place and headed to the beach. We spent about four hours at the beach listening to music…

Today we started our overnight trip to Paphos. We stopped at a few places on the way. We started with a tour of Kourion archeological site. It was so cool to see how they built each part by digging so much underground. There were many bathing areas including a hot and a cold bath section….

Today we visited the VTT Vasiliko at the Vasiliko Port. A representative from Vassiliko Cement Works spoke to us about their company. In addition to managing four quarries for the extraction of raw materials for cement production, this company operates in the clinker and cement production sectors. The largest Quarry is the Limestone Quarry in…

Today we visited the shipping industry of Cyprus located in Limassol. We listened to two presentations about the operation of the ports. Dubai Ports World and Eurogate are the two companies that work along with the Cyprus Port Authority. DPW helps with cruise lines and containers serving as the biggest port in Cyprus. The port…

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…

Today was our first official day in Cyprus. We started the day off by taking a walking tour of the new city. There is a physical wall, the Venetian Wall, separating the old and new city of Nicosia. Freedom Square is located in the center of Nicosia as a crossover point between the old and…

Today was our first official day in Cyprus. We started the day off by taking a walking tour of the new city. There is a physical wall, the Venetian Wall, separating the old and new city of Nicosia. Freedom Square is located in the center of Nicosia as a crossover point between the old and…

Hi everyone! My name is Abby Skariah, and I am from Lower Merion, Pa. I am currently a student in the College of Business Administration studying Finance and Marketing with a minor in Law, Criminal Justice, and Society (LCJS). In the future, I hope to attend law school and pursue a career in corporate law….