I couldn’t think of a rhyming title for today sadly. After a very unfun night, I surprisingly felt very refreshed waking up for the final 8am early day. We started the day with a visit to the pharmacy, where we all tested negative for covid. Despite all of the spelling errors in the names and…
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Day Ten: Celiac Strikes Back
The start of day ten was glorious in that we didn’t have to wake up until 11am! So I got to sleep in some extra hours. I did manage to wake up in time for another delicious breakfast thought. After breakfast, I still had an hour till roll call at the hotel, so I decided…
Day Nine: Sherwin’s Dine
We started today at a record early 7:45 am start, to head over across the Turkish boarder for the first time. I was quite nervous as we were entering a highly militarized boarder with high tensions on both sides. Our first stop in the northern part was a ghost town: quite literally. This part of…
Day Eight: The Great Crypto Debate
After a nice relaxing weekend at the beach, company visits all day definitely weren’t the first thing on my to-do list. Alas, we did it anyways. The first company we visited was FML Ship management company. They operate ships all over the world, and hire sailors that are trained at schools like the one we…
Days Six & Seven: Weekend of Heaven
this is four days of rhyming titles. We started our weekend by reuniting with the same guide who had showed us the old city. As we toured the countryside, she pointed out various buildings or historical facts we would find interesting. Our first stop of the drive down was the House of Eustolius at Kourion….
Day Five: Sailor’s Strive
Today broke the horrid regime of 8am wake ups, allowing all of us a restful night. After an hour bus ride, we arrived at BSM, a company that trains people to become workers on shipping vessels. Their schooling takes years and includes in-classroom studies, water training and lots of simulations. I was amazed by not…
Day Four; Mountain Town Tour
Today, we took a break from Cyprus’s humid climate and visited the mountains around Nicosia. We went to a small tourist town very high up in the mountains, so high it snows there consistently every year. Ramsey showed me his photography skills as we took some nice pictures of the surrounding valleys and mountains. Another…
Day Three; First time in the Sea
We started the day out by returning to Limassol once again, where we toured two shipping companies: DP Limassol & EUROGATE. The companies both took over operations of the shipping yards from the Cyprus government back in 2017, and acquired 25 year leases. While both companies have the ability to manage shipping containers and vessels,…
Day Two: First Company Visits
On our second day in Cyprus, we started bright and early at 8am. We enjoyed a traditional Cyprian breakfast at the hotel once again, including coffee, fruits, meats, and eggs. For our first business visits of the trip, we drove for an hour and a half down to the southern city of Limassol. As we…
Day One: Nicosia on Foot
Our first ‘real’ day in Cyprus started out with a light breakfast at the hotel. Whereas in America, where we’d generally have cereal, oats, or sausages, Cypriots breakfast consists generally of meat slices, cheeses, pastries, choice egg dishes, and coffee. While not what I was used to, the breakfast was quite good and the managers…
Matthew’s First Blog Post
Hello everyone! My name is Matthew Renda, and I’m a freshman at Swanson majoring in mechanical engineering. I’ve always known I wanted to be an engineer since I started touring colleges, and can happily say I made the right choice. I’m from Westchester County, New York, which is about one hour north of NYC. At…