Well everyone, it’s official, Plus3 Cyprus has come to an end. In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect going into this trip. I didn’t know anything about travelling in Europe, I had never been on an educational trip abroad before, much less with 25 people, and I was anxious to see what…

Unfortunately, today was the last day we got to spend in Cyprus 🙁 While it feels like the two weeks went by quickly, I know that we made use of every minute we could and I found so much value in the time my group and I spent here together. I think that being around…

Day 11 consisted of two important company visits that directly relate to the management of international supply chain: Columbia Shipmanagement and Medochemie. Medochemie was admittedly one of the most highly anticipated events for me and most of the other people on the trop, because the corporation is responsible for actually manufacturing some of the goods…

Out of all of the days so far, this one was by far my favorite, and that’s because today was the day we got to visit Paphos. The great thing about Paphos, among other things, is that it’s the only city we’ve visited that’s on the west side of the country so we got to…

Day 6 was a continuation of our professional site visits, this time at Wargaming headquarters. During our presentation, I learned that Wargaming is a company that produces and distributes games such as World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Warships. Their business practices run under the philosophy of a work-life harmony, where the…

On the fifth day we went on our first company visit of the trip! We drove into Larnaca in the morning to attend a presentation hosted by the Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute, or CMMI. This non-profit, private organization’s vision is to increase sustainable Blue growth driven by the needs of the industry and society….

On the morning of Day 4, my roommate and I were struggling to figure out what the plan was going to be for our outfit selections of the day. While this sounds trivial, it was an important part of what we were expecting to encounter while away on our visit to Famagusta, which is a…

Day 3 was the first full day and the start of our educational experience in Cyprus! After waking up and enjoying a great breakfast of eggs, meats, halloumi and fresh fruit, we drove out an hour to the University of Nicosia (UNIC), the school that is hosting us during our stay. While at UNIC we…

It’s still unbelievable that after all of the time spent preparing for Plus3 2023, we’re finally here standing on Cyprus soil. After the strenuous day (and a half) of traveling, I and my other group members were exhausted but also very excited to be here in the beautiful country of Cyprus, and upon arrival it…

Today is the “first” day of our two week trip to Cyprus; though the 24 hours mostly consisted of long flights and walks through airports, I still found that rush of excitement when we arrived at the Pittsburgh International Airport in preparation for our 3:00pm flight. In the morning we stopped at Starbucks before departure…