Today, unfortunately, was the day we departed from Cyprus. As we were taking the bus to the airport, it truly hit me that we were leaving this beautiful Mediterranean country. The bus from Limassol to Laranaca, about two hours, was the first part of a long journey back home to the States. Surprisingly to me,…

Today we visited Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement Training Center. BSM was in Limassol and quite close to our hotel, so we just walked and did not have to take the bus. Once there, we were introduced to a teacher who showed us around the training center. The first room we were in was a relatively small…

Today we went to Vassiliko Cement Works and MSC Shipmanagement. Vassiliko is close to Limassol, and MSC is located in Limassol, so we only had to spend a little time on the bus today. Vassiliko Cement produces cement and clinker and then distributes it to other companies to be turned into cement. Concrete is, after…

Today we went to Meodchemie and CSM. Since both Medochemie and CSM are in Limassol today, we only had at most a 15-minute bus ride between locations. We visited Medochemie first. At Medochemie, we are informed on how the medicine supply chain works. Medocmeie is a manufacturer and a distributor. Because of this, they have…

Today we went to the University of Nicosia again for lectures on various topics. The first lecture was on the blockchain. Going into this lecture, I had little knowledge of the blockchain. I learned that the blockchain is a data set that can be constantly updated just like any other data set, but where it…

Today, we were able to go to Paphos. It was about an hour bus ride from Limassol, but we made a few stops along the way, so the ride was divided up. Our first stop was Aphrodite’s Rock. It is said that Aphrodite was brought into the world at the bottom of the oceans where…

Limassol is divided among four entities DP World, P&O Maritime, Eurogate, and Cyprus Port Authority. Since we are staying in Limassol, today’s bus ride was a short 30 minutes. Once we arrived at the port, the first company we visited was DP World. DP World holds the top position of the port while surrogate controls…

Today we visited Wargaming. We had to wake up early for a two-hour bus ride to the wargaming headquarters in Nicosia. Once we arrived and entered the building, we could immediately tell that the building was new and had state-of-the-art equipment. Once in the lobby, we got a tour of the facilities wargaming offers. First,…

Today we went to the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute to learn about their work. The CMMI’s goal is to make human interactions with the sea, such as shipping, greener in hopes of maintaining and improving the ocean’s water. One major route they are taking to achieve this goal deals with shipping. Through their Project…

Today we woke up and got to head to the Turkish side of the island. It took about two hours to reach the Turkish side. Once there, we were stopped by border control to check our passports. One fascinating thing I that they did not stamp our passports. I learned they did not stamp the…

Today we woke up and headed to the University of Nicosia for a few lectures: an orientation, A history lesson, and a crash course in Greek. The orientation was a helpful refresher of the material we reviewed in our fourth pre-departure meeting. After the orientation, we had a lecture on the overview of Cyprus’ history….

After we departed from the airport in Frankfort, we had a four-hour flight that went by in a blink of an eye because I slept the entire flight. Upon arrival to Cyprus, we were shocked but happy to see that customs was empty, so we did not have to wait in a long line to…

Saturday was a day of travel. It started with a group of people going out to Pamelas. A typical order from the group was the entree the morning after. After eating the spectacular breakfast, the group returned to Nordenburg Hall, where everyone had stayed the previous night. Upon everyone’s return, there was a 15-minute window…