Today, we visited St. Mina’s Monastery and Lefkara Village. With both of these places, I noticed a lot of similarities to places we visited earlier in the program. For example, St. Mina’s Monastery reminded me of St. Lazarus Church. Both churches had similar architecture, and the gold inside of each church looked extremely similar. Additionally,…
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Double Ship Management
This morning, we visited two different ship management companies: Bernhardt Shulte and Colombia Group. Both of these companies provided insight into different aspects of ship management and what it might be like to work onboard a ship. First, the Shulte Group was divided into three main areas of focus: ship owning, ship management, and maritime…
Vertical Vassiliko
Today, we visited Vassiliko Cement Works, which is the largest cement company in Europe. This is very significant because over 25 billion tons of concrete are consumed by the world every year, making it the second most consumed material in the world behind water. In order for this company to properly function, the raw materials…
Morning Ports
Today, we visited four significant Cypriot port companies in the morning: CPA, DP World, P&O, and Eurogate. All four of these companies piqued my interest, and it was cool to see how all of these companies have their own unique way of accomplishing the same goal. The first company we visited, Cyprus Ports Authority, mainly…
Aphrodite’s Rock and Paphos
Today, we visited both Aphrodite’s Rock and the village of Paphos. At Aphrodite’s Rock, I was a little confused at first because there were multiple rocks and I wasn’t quite sure which one was actually Aphrodite’s Rock. Initially, I thought it was the big rock right in the middle of the sea. However, I eventually…
Famagusta
Today on the bus ride from Limassol to Famagusta I learned a lot of new information from Georgia. The one thing that stands out most to me is the development of the current relationship between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots. It started out with a positive relationship where the Greeks and Turks were friends and…
Kourion and Limassol Castle
During our visit to Kourion today, there were multiple things that impressed me. First of all, the view from the overlook was amazing, and the water was beautiful. The theater area was also impressive. I especially enjoyed the echo when you talked in the middle of the theater. It is also really cool that Kourion…
Wargaming, Kakopetria, and St. Nicholas
Today at the Wargaming company visit, I learned a lot about the gaming industry. The thing that stood out to me the most was the way that this company treats their employees. From the very beginning, they were highlighting significant employee benefits such as the gym at the workplace and flexibility with working remotely. The…
While visiting Vasso Eliades, I was impressed by a lot of different things. When I first walked in the door, I was impressed with how fancy everything looked, how much inventory they had, and how high up all of the inventory is stored. However, the most impressive thing I learned about this company was the…
How to Travel Internationally
I never fully understood how hard international travel could be until now. My longest travel experience before coming to Cyprus was a four hour flight from Pittsburgh to California, so I had never had the experience of long layovers or overnight flights. This trip introduced me to the struggles of trying to fall asleep in…
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My name is Simon Moak, and I am going into electrical engineering next fall. My love for engineering started when I had the opportunity to take a two-year-long concentration course in tenth and eleventh grade that dealt with engineering and physics. I loved that this class gave me the opportunity to apply unique twists to…