Today was our last full day in Cyprus. I was up early this morning and decided to watch the sunrise on the deck of my hotel room. Getting the privilege to visit Cyprus over these last 2 weeks has been some of the greatest experiences of my life. The sunrise really showed off this countries…
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Visiting GAP for our last company visit of the trip – Cyprus Day 10
Today was our last company visit here in Cyprus. We were fortunate enough to visit GAP Vassilopoulos Group, a company founded in 1964 by three brothers. One of them we were fortunate enough to meet today named Petros. The company began doing supply chain management but quickly expanded their industry to include a vast number…
Exploring a town around Mount Olympos – Cyprus Day 9
Today we were heading to the area in Cyprus around Mount Olympos and a town nearby called Kakopetria. Driving up mountains to get to this town was stunning to say the least. I didn’t really expect that Cyprus would have such great mountains but seeing the vast areas of nature and beauty in Cyprus really…
Visiting UNIC for the first time and attending some lectures – Cyprus Day 8
Today was our first morning in Nicosia. I got up and got ready for the day and we were off to visit The University of Nicosia or UNIC. UNIC is our partner university for this program and we’ve heard a lot about it so there was a lot of anticipation to visit this university for…
Leaving Limassol, Paphos, and a night in Nicosia – Cyprus Day 7
Waking up this morning it was disappointing having to leave Limassol. I quickly ate breakfast and checked out of the hotel. Limassol was really my introduction to Cyprus and is one of my favorite cities I’ve ever been to. We headed off in the bus with all of our luggage for Nicosia, the capital of…
Crossing the green line and venturing into Northern Cyprus – Cyprus Day 6
Today we had a long drive ahead of us, we were going all the way to the border between Cyprus and Northern Cyprus where the Greek and Turkish sides divide. This was probably the most anticipated part of the trip for me. I think the conflict between Greece and Turkey is very interesting when it…
More company visits on the Port and in Larnaca – Cyprus Day 5
This morning we started our day as usual at our hotel with some breakfast. We departed on the bus to our first company visit. After going to 4 companies yesterday we would continue going to companies that we actually researched today. Our first stop was Vassiliko. When we arrived at Vassiliko we listened to the…
Company tours galore – Cyprus day 3
Today was our first day visiting company sites here in Cyprus. As usual I started my morning with some of the breakfast here at our hotel before getting on the bus to leave for the day. Our bus departed and we headed off to our first of three companies we would be visiting today, Bernard…
Back to Larnaca for a beach day and more – Day 2
This morning we were heading back to Larnaca where we flew in to visit a couple of places and experience the beach. After a brief breakfast we headed off. I was a bit tired so I slept on the bus ride and got a little more sleep. Our first stop was Hala Sultan Tekke, a…
Settling into Cyprus – Day 1
Today was our first full day here in Cyprus. After 3 long flights and hours spent in airports waiting for connections we finally made it to Cyprus midday yesterday. We didn’t do a whole lot but I was able to settle into the adjusted time and eating schedule unlike other previous trips abroad where I…
Wondering about William?
Hello everyone, my name is William Eddis. I’m a freshman business student at The University of Pittsburgh and while I’m currently undecided I plan on double majoring here at Pitt Business in some combination of Marketing, Global Management, and Supply Chain. I grew up in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania. A suburb just north of Philadelphia. I…