Today was the last day. We did not do any company visits or cultural tours, so this will be a shorter one. However, we did visit the beach in Larnaca again. We had fun swimming in the water, which was warmer than the other beaches we went to; eating ice cream; and playing volleyball. There…
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Day 10: TechnoOffice
Today, we visited PrciewaterhouseCoopers. They are a network of professional services companies dedicated to maintaining better business practices in the future. Our visit to them was quite interesting. Their office was filled with futuristic seeming technologies. They had a hologram-like projector that used the reflection off of an angled pane of glass to give the…
Day 9: Northern Cyprus
Today, we visited Famagusta, a city in the northern part of the island. Because of the Turkish invasion of Cyrus in 1974, the island has been split in two, the southern Greek half and the northern Turkish half. They are both simultaneously autonomous; however, the only country that recognizes the Turkish half’s sovereignty is Turkey….
Day 8: Lectures and Shipping
Today, we met with to different ship management companies, Fleet Management Limited and Mediterranean Shipmanagement Company, in addition to receiving two lectures from two professors at the University of Nicosia. The ship management companies discussed their global reach. Both companies work internationally but have offices in Cyprus. Fleet Management Limited also discussed their PARIS software….
I’m Slightly Less Confused about Cryptocurrency
Today we spent the day at the University of Nicosia. We first met with the Fleet Management Limited, then with the CEO of UNIC on blockchain and cryptocurrency, and lastly with the director of UNIC’s Institute for the Future on data forecasting. Starting with FML, Fleet Management Limited. FML is the second largest ship management…
Day 4 – Boats Ashore and Where They Store
The fourth day started with another bus trip to Limassol. We arrived at a water port for cruise liners owned by DP World, Dubai Ports World. Here we received two presentations, one from DP World and one from P&O Maritime. It was very early in the morning, so it was very hard for me to…
Day 3 – Sightsee, and Sea Trainees
After visiting the Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement Maritime training facilities, I can say that was the best company visit so far. Not only was it the most enjoyable company visit, but they were actually able to show what their company did, rather than just talk at us for hours. Their facility includes dormitories, classrooms, and simulation…
Got through Day 2, Review of our Company Debut
When we arrived a Medochemie, we were greeted with friendly faces. Their facility looked very nice, and there office was full of working employees. We were taken into one of their presentation rooms and given a bag with items including: a pen, a notebook, a coaster, and more. Their presentation started with a video introduction…
Day One Done, Tons of Fun
My day started unlike any day at home, waking up early and eating a really good breakfast. The food served at breakfast was not anything to exotic, everything offered, besides beans, would not have been out of place in America. I decided to have a cappuccino, and at the press of a button I had…
To Cyprus and Beyond!
Hello, I am Aidan Curry, and I am attending the Plus 3 Cyprus 2 trip. I have just completed my freshman year engineering curriculum, and plan on continuing my education into computer engineering. I have always been fascinated with computers, tinkering with and building my own computer at a very young age. I hope to…