Today was sadly our last day in Cyprus, but at least it was another surprise beach day. It really hit me that this trip, simultaneously the longest yet fastest one I’ve been on, was coming to an end. Everything I did today was a nostalgic last, but it was a great way to end the…
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Day Ten: PWC
Today we took a trip to PWC, an accounting firm in Nicosia, where we were greeted very kindly with refreshments and some time to enjoy the beautiful view from the ninth floor of the building. The space was very interesting and quite different from any of the companies we had visited before. It had a…
Day Nine: A Venture into the North
Today was our first and last venture into the Northern-occupied areas of Cyprus. It was a little intimidating but also an extremely interesting cultural experience. It was very odd to see the process of crossing over to the Turkish side. We were required to have a Turkish escort with us at all times, even on…
Day Eight: A Day at UNIC
We spent the day at the University of Nicosia today, hearing from Fleet Management Limited and listening to two wonderful lectures from UNIC faculty. The director of FML Ship Management in Cyprus, Mr. Sunil Kapoor, started by giving us a nice overview of the company overall. This is the only ship management company in Cyprus…
Day Seven: Beach Day in Paphos
Today was just a nice day to enjoy Paphos on our own. I started the morning sleeping in more than we normally got to which was really nice. We visited a local coffee shop, Costa Coffee for a nice salted caramel frostino which was a very unique drink. I’ve noticed that coffee in Cyprus is…
Day Six: A Trip to Paphos
Today we embarked on our journey to Paphos for an overnight trip. We made numerous stops on our way that included some very historically astonishing sites. Our first stop was the Kourion archeological site which are the remains of the island’s most important city-kingdoms. I loved seeing and learning about the remains of the House…
Day Five: Cement, Fish and Everything in Between
Today was full of variety, from oil storage companies to mosques to beaches. We started with a visit to the Vassiliko Cement Works building where we got the opportunity to hear from their company, as well as from VTT Vassiliko. We were greeted with delicious snacks and coffee which was really welcoming of them. The…
Day Four: Ports and Shipping
Today was a day full of learning about ships! We started the morning with a visit to the Port of Limassol, the largest port in Cyprus. The land of the port itself is owned by the Cyprus Port Authority and it recently went through commercialization after priorly being government owned. We walked through the beautiful…
Day Three: Ships and the Pretty Village
Today was a very unique experience once again. We traveled to Limassol to visit the BSM Maritime Training Center where I learned about something I had very little knowledge about before: ships! It was very fascinating to see the different equipment they had to simulate what being a member of a crew ship would be…
Day Two: Our First Two Company Visits
Our second day in Cyprus was dominated by company visits, a stark comparison to our first day which was mainly cultural outings. We had the incredible opportunity to meet with two big companies headquartered in Cyprus: Medochemie and Wargaming. We got to go in and see the Medochemie building in Limassol, where we were greeted…
Our First Day in Nicosia
Today was our first full day in Cyprus and it was definitely an eventful one. It was very informative with both the New City and Old City tours we did in Nicosia and it was a great experience getting to try the local food and see the University of Nicosia . We started off the…
A Start to Yugma in Cyprus
Hello Plus 3, welcome to my blog! My name is Yugma Patel and I am from Hillsborough, NJ which is a suburban town in Central Jersey near Princeton. I am currently a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and I’m majoring in bioengineering. At home, I have worked as a tutor…