Today, we visited the mountains of Troodos. Troodos is the tallest mountain in Cyprus. It is the only place on the island that will consistently receive snow every year. After visiting the top of the mountain, we went down to a little village for lunch. Here, I visited an ancient monastery and walked around the…
Tag: Summer 2022
Day 3: Lovely Limassol (Part II)
Today was a trip to Limassol to visit Limassol’s port, the largest port in Cyprus by both size and productivity. The port of Limassol is divided into three sections. It is divided into DP World, Eurogate and P&O Services. We visited two out of the three facilities, DP World and Eurogate. The reason the port…
Walking On a Dream
The third day in Ecuador brought us to the first of three landscapes within the country. On the west is beautiful beaches, central Ecuador is steep volcanos of the Andes, and the east is the lush Amazon Rainforest. On day two, we had the opportunity to drive through the mountains and see some incredible vistas….
Seaside Day😎
Today we visited the Limassol port. We started off the day visiting DP World. We took a tour of their facilities and then headed over to Eurogate. This company takes care of the many cargo shipments that go through Cyprus. We got to see their cranes and straddle cranes which were really cool! After these…
On Top of the World
During our four hour drive I noticed that a lot of the houses were very spread out in comparison to the communities in Heredia. Additionally, most of the houses seemed like they consisted of one or two rooms that were constricted to one floor. The houses were worn down yet they kept their color. We…
The Undamped Spirit of Stratford
“Rain, rain go away come again another day.” Well, no one really expected to spend two weeks in England without rain, and today, day three of our trip, the skies opened up. Having been well advised to bring an umbrella, or a brolly as the locals call it, we put it to use today. Our…
Touring Cafe Britt
As indicated by the title, we toured the Café Britt Costa Rica location today. Something interesting that unnoticed about it was that, while the coffee from this location was indeed of high quality, the company seems to put a bit more thought into the presentation of the location and marketing in foreign countries. This, along…
Food and company visits
We started out today pretty early and headed out to Limassol to visit medochemie, which is a pharmaceutical company. It took us a little over an hour to get there, but the drive was beautiful and well worth it. The headquarters of medochemie were very clean and modern, and it was very interesting to get…
Secondary Flavors
On the second day of our trip, we had the opportunity to gain insight on the rose and chocolate industry in Ecuador. These are two of the leading industries in Ecuador and provide an income and passion for indigenous Ecuadorians. The first stop for the second day also took place in Quito at the Casanto…
Iglesia de San Francisco
Beginning our two-week trek around the stunning country of Ecuador, we started in the capital city of Quito. Our home for the first three nights was a beautiful hotel named the Hotel de San Francisco de Quito. This hotel is located in the historic part of Quito. Hotel de San Francisco consists of a lush…
Roses and Rosita
Today we went to Casanto Miray Rose Farm. This rose farm is a family runbusiness ran by Jorge and his family. They operate in El Quinche Pichincha,Ecuador in the valleys of the Cayambe volcano. Casanto Miray has one hectare ofland with about 100,000 rose plants all tended to by only 11 workers. For thisbusiness to…
Embarking on my First International Trip!
Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Brenda Rea and I just completed my first year in the Swanson School of Engineering. In March, I declared that my intended major is chemical engineering, and I am thrilled to be able to continue my educational journey as an official chemical engineering student in the…
Exploring Cypriot Companies
Today, we traveled to Limassol to visit Medochemie’s headquarters to learn about their extensive quality assurance plan as well as their approach in business planning/forecasting. Medochemie is a pharmaceutical company with over eighteen-hundred employees spread across offices in twenty-one different countries. Medochemie is committed to producing quality and affordable medicine while maintaining their sustainability goals….
Day 2: Lovely Limassol
Today, we had two meetings with two different companies. We first met with Medochemie, a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer. We visited Medochemie’s facility in Limassol. Later, we had a meeting with Wargaming, a gaming company, at the University of Nicosia. Medochemie was founded in 1976 in Cyprus. They are now manufacturing in Cyprus, Netherlands, and Vietnam….
I’m in Birmingham, Bruv!
Yesterday, we got into Birmingham after a long day of travels. Once we got into Heathrow, the airport in London, it was the quickest process to get into the country. We essentially scanned our passports, scanned our faces, and we went on our merry way into the country! This was then followed by a two…
First Day in Cyprus: Tour of Nicosia
I started off my first full day in Cyprus with breakfast in the hotel. It was good yet different from American breakfasts. We then went on a walking tour of the new part of Nicosia with the Cyprus 1 group, starting off in the newly redesigned main square, called Freedom Square. This square literally bridges…
Everything is on the… left?!
In only two days of the Plus3 experience, I feel like I’ve learned so much about the city architecture, Birmingham City University, and the beautiful and complex history of Birmingham. On the first official day of the program we received a quick tour of the facility from David Waters. One of my observations about the…
Exploring Outside the Venetian Walls
I truly cannot believe that my first full day in Cyprus has come to an end! Throughout the past twenty-four hours I have learned numerous interesting facts about Cypriot history, culture, and cuisine. Our first event of the day was a walking tour through New Cyprus. New Cyprus is characterized by massive buildings and modern…
A Purr-fect First Day
Our experience today was a great start to the trip- it included tours of the New City, Old City, and UNIC in Nicosia. During the New City tour, we learned about the architectural conflicts during the construction of the central plaza that connects the Old City to the New City. The architect decided to make…
Look Both Ways!
Wow, it’s the second day, and I’m already lost for words on where to begin. When the plane landed in Ireland, I expected to be hit with a sudden sense of isolation. I was prepared for everything to be utterly unfamiliar to me. After experiencing a day or so here thus far, I couldn’t be…