What a quick two weeks it has been. It is already time to leave the tiny island of Cyprus. For our last day we had a visit to Vasiliko Port. Vasiliko Port is used by two company’s who presented to us. These companies were VTTV and a concrete manufacturing company. Both of these companies share…
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Day 10: Business is Booming
Today we had only one meeting. This was great because it gave everyone and me some time to sleep in. Our visit was with PwC, PricewaterhouseCoopers. PwC is one of the big four accounting firms in the world that everyone tries to work for. The PwC building was quite impressive. We met on the ninth…
Day 9: Turkey but no Thanksgiving
Today was an explore day. Unfortunately, it the last day we spent with Georgia, our wonderful tour guide of Cyprus. The city and surrounding area we toured today was Famagusta. Georgia is actually from Famagusta. Famagusta is located on the Turkish-occupied area of Cyprus, therefore, we had to cross the green line with our passports….
Day 8: Lots to Learn
Today, there were three meetings at the University of Nicosia. The presenters today were Fleet Management Limited, Mr. Antonis Polemitis, CEO of UNIC, and Dr. Spyros Makridakis, Director of UNIC’s Institute for the Future. In between the presentations we had lunch at The Block, UNIC’s version of The Eatery. The first presentation of the day…
Days 6 & 7: Weekend in Pathos
Saturday and Sunday were spent in the coastal city of Pathos. We drove into Pathos on Saturday and had an overnight stay in a hotel. On Saturday we had a tour guide, Georgia, who took us to different historical locations around Pathos. On the drive into Pathos, which is about two hours, Georgia spoke about…
Day 5: A B Sea, You & Me
Today was all about the sea. First, we had a company visit with BSM, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement. Then, we had a sea-side lunch that was served mezze-style with seafood. Finally, the day was finished up with a visit to Hala Sultan Tekke and then to the beach. BSM is a company that deals with training…
Day 4: High Mountains and High Society
Today, we visited the mountains of Troodos. Troodos is the tallest mountain in Cyprus. It is the only place on the island that will consistently receive snow every year. After visiting the top of the mountain, we went down to a little village for lunch. Here, I visited an ancient monastery and walked around the…
Day 3: Lovely Limassol (Part II)
Today was a trip to Limassol to visit Limassol’s port, the largest port in Cyprus by both size and productivity. The port of Limassol is divided into three sections. It is divided into DP World, Eurogate and P&O Services. We visited two out of the three facilities, DP World and Eurogate. The reason the port…
Day 2: Lovely Limassol
Today, we had two meetings with two different companies. We first met with Medochemie, a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer. We visited Medochemie’s facility in Limassol. Later, we had a meeting with Wargaming, a gaming company, at the University of Nicosia. Medochemie was founded in 1976 in Cyprus. They are now manufacturing in Cyprus, Netherlands, and Vietnam….
Day 1: Old and New
Today was the first full day spent in Cyprus. We are staying in Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus. The hotel we are staying in is called the Centrum Hotel. It is a fitting name because it is right next to Freedom Square, which is also called Center Square because it is in the center…
My First Blog
My name is Ben Hardy. I am from Washington, Pennsylvania, which is about 45 minutes southwest of Pittsburgh. I am currently finishing up my freshman year at Pitt. Recently, I just chose my major as a Civil Engineer. I chose civil engineering because I want to be a part of building the world around us….