Our final day in Cyprus took place at the beach in Larnaca. While most of the group stayed on the beach, I wandered off down the seaside away from the height of the tourism. The sand eventually faded to a boardwalk, which in turn disappeared after some time, leading me to cross the street and…
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Don’t Mess With the Milkman
Today’s singular focus was a company visit to PWC, one of the Big Four accounting firms and an internationally renowned professional services network with over $40B annual revenues. Their most lucrative practices are Assurance, Advisory, and Tax and Legal. The PWC building itself spoke volumes about the company. It looked modern and polished on both…
Not Forgetting my Passport
Today’s trip was unique and, at first, uncomfortable. I’ve never been in a military-occupied zone before, let alone one that required me to keep a death grip on my passport at all times. However, after the initial discomfort subsided, the novelty of the experience made it my favorite of the cultural visits. Starting in the…
The Metaverse Will Consume Society As We Know It
Today, we sat in on a panel with a ship management company and attended lectures for blockchain and forecasting. The ship management company focused the most on supply chain management in their presentation out of the three presentations. They play the essential role of moving large quantities of products and materials across the world, taking…
Sushi by the Mediterranean
I started off the day by walking along the beach back towards the Paphos Castle. The beach was a surprisingly narrow strip, with most of the activity happening a little further from the water on solid ground, and the promenade was more upscale and permanent than anything I’ve seen at a typical American boardwalk-style beach….
Looking at Old Stuff and a Pelican
Today, I visited the ruins of Kourion, Aphrodite’s Rock, the Tomb of the Kings, the Paphos Mosaics, and most notably, The Pelican. The main aspect of Cyprus culture that I noticed today actually had nothing to do with any of the individual cultural sites themselves. Rather, I found that Cyprus as a whole is the…
Zoom 2: Electric Boogaloo
On 5/12, I visited one site: Zoom.com. Once again, I learned nothing about Cyprus culture. The lag made it difficult to pick up on most of the conversation—mainly from CPA and CSA—but I was able to hear the Limassol Chamber of Commerce discuss the implications of globalization for the economies of both Cyprus and the…
Learning About Wargaming from a Safe Distance of 5,500 Miles Away
Today, I visited the cultural site known as my bedroom. This unfortunately did not teach me a great deal about Cyprus culture. However, thanks to the technological wonders of the modern era, I was able to tune in for the Wargaming company visit. My primary two takeaways from this company visit were related to Wargaming’s…
I’m gOwen to Cyprus
Hi! I’m Owen Spencer, and I’m from the suburbs of Philadelphia, just like everyone else at this school. I’ve spent my freshman year at Pitt in Swanson with intent to major in industrial engineering, but I’ll be transferring to SCI in Fall 2022 to pursue computer science. I currently plan on going into data science—particularly…