For our final full day in Cyprus we got to visit St. Mina’s Monastery and Lefkara Village. Both places are set up high in the mountains of Cyprus. St. Mina’s Monastery is a small monastery that has a church inside and along the edges has housing for nuns. It was easy to see that the…
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So Sing Sing, We’re on Our Way Home Across the Pacific and Through the Unknown – Bernhardt Shulte, Columbia Group, & Medochemie
This morning we visited Bernhardt Shulte (BSM) and Columbia Group. Both these companies manage many ships and crews aboard third-party ships. We learned a lot about ship management through these two companies, something I found interesting is that ship management isn’t just about managing the actual ships and their routes, but also the crew aboard…
Oh Rock of Ages, Do Not Crumble – Vassilikos Cement, CMMI, & Places of Worship
Today we got to visit Vassilikos Cement Works which was founded in 1963 and started their first cement production in 1967. They are the largest heavy industry in Cyprus and the largest producer of cement in Europe. They provided a great opportunity to discuss vertical integration as they control all parts of their production and…
So, Turn Your Sails Over and Bring Her Hard to Port – Limassol Port
Today we got a chance to tour the Limassol Port and learn about the operations that happen at the port. The port, since 2017, is ran by private companies with the Port Authority just overseeing and regulating operations. One of the major companies that runs the port of Limassol is DP World who has a…
Start a Sensational Seaside Rendezvous – Aphrodite’s Rock, Tombs of the Kings, and Paphos
Today we got to visit many places along the seaside of Cyprus. Aphrodite’s Rock, our first stop, has a lot of cool mythological history tied to it, although as a place to visit it is essentially just a large rock. My favorite part about visiting the rock was the beach, it was very interesting to…
Write Your Letters in the Sand for the Day I Take Your Hand – Famagusta & Fig Tree Bay
On our way to Famagusta to visit the abandoned part of the city and the medieval city center, our guide Georga informed us of many interesting facts about the city and Cyprus as a whole. Some interesting things about the history of Cyprus is that in the 18-19th century many Christians converted to becoming Muslims…
And the Ways of the Old, Old Winds – Kourion and Limassol
This morning we visited the Archaeological Site of Kourion. During this visit we saw the House of Eustolius which was built during the Roman period and remodeled in 3rd-4th century AD. in the style of a Roman villa. Many of the mosaic floors within the house are still preserved and we were able to see…
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition – Visting Wargaming and Kakopetria
This morning we visited Wargaming, Wargaming is a company that is focused on creation of free-to-play PvP MMO games such as their World Of franchise, consisting of World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes. The company was founded in 1998 and currently has a player base of 500 million in over 200…
Wake Me Up Inside – The Sole Distributor of Nespresso in Cyprus
This morning, we visited Vassos Eliades Ltd. who own the sole rights to distribute Nestle products such as Nespresso within Cyprus. They also partner with many different other brands resulting in them working with 85 suppliers in 19 countries to be able to support 5,300 clients in Cyprus and some parts of Greece. While learning…
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere – or 2 am in Cyprus
Today we arrived in Cyprus at 2am, we landed in the Larnaca International Airport and headed from there to Nicosia where I’m currently staying. I had breakfast at 8:30am with probably the best scrambled eggs I’ve ever had in my life, alongside bread and tomatoes drizzled in olive oil. So far, all the food I…
We’re Going on a Trip…To Cyprus
Hello, I am Victoria Weaver. I am a current freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, and I am currently planning to major in Business Information Systems and Business Analytics. I plan to minor in either Italian or Gender, Sexuality, and Women Studies with a certificate in National Preparedness & Homeland Security. In my free time…