Our last business day was spent in the futuristic office of Price Waterhouse Cooper. Upon arriving, I was stunned by the level of sophistication and luxury of the office space we were visiting. There was a barista behind a coffee bar, and I treated myself to a latte. There was a stage that housed a…
Tag: Summer 2022
A Day on the Turkish Side
Today I learned a lot more about the complex political scene of modern-day Cyprus and got to witness this complexity firsthand. I was excited for today as I knew we were visiting the Turkish side of the island, but I didn’t know much about the history behind the split. I later learned that after the…
A Day at the University
Today was an academic day, where we spent our time at the University of Nicosia. To start the day, we heard from a ship management company that was based in Hong kong. This was an interactive and fun session, where they quizzed us throughout. One interesting fact I learned was that 800 boxes of shoes…
A Day of Culture
Today I got a much better feel for the culture and history of Cyprus. The sky was shrouded in clouds across the whole island for a change. To me, this was a welcomed break from the sweltering heat of the sun, and it made my sightseeing more enjoyable. To start, we visited the ancient ruins…
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….
Too many boobies!! I’m so overwhelmed!!
It was our last full day in Ecuador and we had to finish it off with something unlike we have ever done before! Starting off the day with little food and energy, we jumped right on to a small fishing boat to take to Isla de la Plata, AKA “The Poor Man’s Galapagos.” Not knowing…
A Whole New World
Skip told us that we’d be seeing three vastly different landscapes. First was the Andes and Quito, the second was the Amazon and Iyarina, and the third would be the pacific coast. It was a great way to wind down after the breakneck speed of the first two legs of the trip. We spent our…
Saying Goodbye to Ecuador
In our final days of the Plus3 Ecuador trip, we were finally given some time to relax…well compared to the rest of the trip’s activities, at least. I wouldn’t exactly call our days on the west coast relaxing by most standards, but after how crazy this whole trip has been, it definitely felt like a…
Last Ecuadorian Adventures :(
As we counted down to the final days of our trip in Ecuador, we visited the island of Isla de la Plata. This journey began by waking up early to catch our boat, which would be an hour ride across the Pacific Ocean. Isla de la Plata is an un-inhabited island, due to the lack…
An Irish Farewell
On our last day in Ireland, we had a guest speaker, Ellie Doyle, who gave us a talk on “Where is Innovation Going?” In her lecture, she touched on how COVID-19 has prompted innovation to reinvent itself and become a necessity for many businesses alike. She also prompted how innovation in terms of the way…
Tag 11: Presentation day
Good morning blog, it’s presentation day here in Augsburg! Honestly, I have been nervous about this day since before the start of the trip. Here we go! We started off the morning early with a group breakfast at the IBIS before leaving for the University. We all shared our last-minute nerves with each other, and…
May 19th – Birthday in Salzburg!!
Captain’s Log: Day 12 Guten Morgen!! It’s here! The free day! Woooooooooo! And who would’ve guessed today would be even better, because, it’s my birthday!! 🥳🎉🎂 My 19th on the 19th should I say! I’m so excited for what today brings! Let’s find out together!! Today didn’t start with the traditional hotel breakfast, it started…
May 18th – The BPD
Captain’s Log: Day 11 Guten Morgen! By the way, it stands for Big Presentation Day! 😁 Today’s the big presentation day! Let’s get right to it! Today started bright and early, with a good breakfast and an attitude for hard work. Ben, Sydney, and I were heading up to the University of Augsburg to get…
Mamma Mia! The Trip is Already Over?!
Here are 5 of my favorite photos from our day in London:
This trip is slipping through my fingers!
Bye, UK! Ended the trip with Mamma Mia, including the iconic ABBA song Slipping Through My Fingers.
Bringing the Bean to the Customer
As part of the “Make” team, farms were especially interesting because they are where the supply chain begins. They make the crop that other companies down the line use. Visiting the coffee, banana, and pineapple plantations, I learned that the processes to grow, or, make each crop contain a lot of checks and balances. Coffee…
Ciao!
Our most sustainability-focused site visit yet, FoodCloud has done wonders for the Irish community. Primarily dealing with businesses as well as food banks, they are dedicated to eradicating food waste and distributing what would go to waste to those in need. Every time the company was brought up in our previous site visits, the businesses…
Leaving Costa Rica A Wiser Man
A cup of coffee isn’t hard to get, I could easily go to a nearby Starbucks and grab a latte or purchase a bag at my nearest grocery store. However, the actual process of growing a coffee bean and delivering it to the United States is an entirely different and much more excruciating process. My…