Today we went to our last site visit of the trip. We were originally supposed to visit Wargaming but they had an issue come up so thankfully GAP was able to host us. When we first walked into the building we saw an extremely open layout which we later learned is how they design all…
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Day 9: In My Mountain Era
We started off our final day of sight seeing with an hour long bus ride to St. Nicholas of the Roof Church. As soon as we got within sight of the church, I was confused because it does not look like your typical church. All of the other places of worship built during the Byzantine…
Day 8: Entering the Transfer Portal?
To start off our first full day in Nicosia, we traveled to the University of Nicosia (UNIC) for a few lectures. As soon as we stepped on the campus I was in awe. The architecture is so modern and everything is so clean and organized. We entered a mid-size lecture hall for our first lecture…
Day 7: A Day of Traveling & Greek Mythology
After leaving Limassol this morning, we started our journey to the second half of our trip: Nicosia! However, we made a few stop along the way. The first place that we went was Aphrodite’s Rock. This was my slide when my group did a presentation on Cyprus, so I came in with some background information….
Day 6: The Other Side of the Island
I never would have thought that I would need a passport to go between different areas of the same country, but today we spent almost an hour going through passport check between Northern and Southern Cyprus. Although we learned about the conflict between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots during our pre-departure classes, the tenseness between…
Day 5: Site Visits & Sustainability
We started off this lovely Friday morning with a site visit to Vassiliko. Something unique about this company is that we were lucky to have not one, not two, but three presentations on 3 different parts of the business: cement works, the port, and VTTV liquid fuels. Vassiliko’s Cement Works in Cyprus is actually their…
Day 3: The Start of Site Visits
Today we started the academic portion of our trip. We started strong with 3 companies and 3 site visits. Starting off with BSM, we sat in a classroom type area learning about their company, specifically the training section. We learned about IMOs (International Maritime Organizations) which develops a regulatory framework for shipping. We also learned to…
Day 2: Seeing Larnaca!
On our second full day on this beautiful island, we traveled back to Larnaca which is where we flew in over 48 hours ago! The first site in this area that we visited was Hala Sultan Tekke. I unfortunately learned the hard way about how strict they are with the dress code when entering the…
Day 1: Historical Sites!
After a grueling over 24 hour travel day, we made it to Cyprus! Although we had dinner last night at the Marina, today was our first real day of sight seeing. The first place that our tour guide took us to was the ancient ruins of Kourion. These served as a source of hygiene and…
Introduction – Anna Levin
About Me! Hi! My name is Anna Levin and I am a freshman in the College of Business Administration studying accounting and business information systems. I’m from Upper Dublin, PA which is around 30 minutes outside of Philly. Here at Pitt, I am involved in Alpha Kappa Psi which is a professional business fraternity. I…