Today was a super easy day since the company visits we had planned ended up getting cancelled. Instead, we got to spend some time at the beach in Larnaca. First we woke up and went to the pharmacy to take our covid tests to get back in the US, which were all negative. Then, we…
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Last Day of Business
Today we had our final company event, which took place at PWC. They took us to the top floor of their building, which was the coolest office area I had ever seen. The windows overlooked all of Nicosia and the technology inside was super advanced. They even had a hologram, which I had never seen…
Ghost Town in Famagusta
Today we drove to Famagusta to see the area that was abandoned after the Turkish invasion and to look at the old city. As we crossed the Turkish line, they needed to check all of our passports and assigned us a Turkish escort to stay with us the whole time we were there. The first…
Crypto Day
Today we spent the day at the University of Nicosia to listen to 4 different speakers. The first 2 speakers were from Fleet Management Company, which is a company that manages and provides seafarers for cargo ships. They talked about how sailing is a necessary industry because it can traverse water and carry tons of…
Beach Day in Paphos
Today we had a free day to hang out in Paphos. I decided to wake up pretty early to maximize the time I could spend at the beach. After some breakfast, me and 2 of my friends headed down to the beach. Since it was so early, it was just the three of us and…
Paphos
Today we left Nicosia to go to Paphos for the weekend. On the way, we stopped at a couple spots to see some landmarks of Cyprus. Along the way, our tour guide explained some of the history of the region. We drove past the coolest golf course I’d ever seen. First, we went to Aphrodite’s…
Cement and Sun
Today we traveled to Limassol once again to meet with executives from Vasiliko Cement and VTTV. VTTV is a company that services other companies that own oil products. Some things they do include storing, moving, and modifying these oil products. We learned about the oil supply chain and how it gets from crude oil to…
Amazing Food and Views
Today we started off by waking up and taking a bus back to Limassol where we met with Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, which is a company that trains people to work with ships. We took a tour of their facility and saw the dorms that the students stay in to simulate life on board a ship…
Business In Cyprus
Today we had meetings with two companies: Medochemie, a pharmaceutical company, and Wargaming, a video game company. First, we took a bus to Limassol where Medochemie has a facility and listened to a few of the employees talk about the company and what they do. They talked about the different processes they go through to…
First Day In Cyprus
Today we went on a couple of tours around Nicosia and finished off with the welcome to Cyprus dinner. The first tour of the day was around the newer portion of Nicosia. As we walked around the city we learned about some of the buildings, looked at a residential area with very nice apartments. We…
A Beginning To Plus3
Hi everyone, my name is Cam Heisey and I am from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, which is right outside Harrisburg. I am currently a first year business student and planning to study supply chain management with a minor in economics. In my free time, I enjoy watching and playing sports, skiing, and spending time with my friends….