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Goodbye for now Japan, may your history never be forgotten

Our discussion with Ms. Ogura Keiko at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall, an atomic bomb survivor who was eight years old when the attack happened. PGS: Global Radiation History: Living in the Atomic Age 1945-Present Nuha, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 PGS. Follow along with the…

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Who Am I? Navigating
Identity Through the Mapuche Struggle

PGS: People of the Land– Indigeneity and Politics in Argentina and Chile Hillary, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 PGS. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Dinner before leaving for Argentina! As I am in the airport writing…

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From Textbook to Travel: Discovering Egypt with Penn Global Seminar

PGS: Cairo as Palimpsest Hans, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2025 PGS. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As I sit in the airport, I can barely contain my excitement for this trip I will have with…

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Havaianans Ready… Minas Gerais Awaits

PGS: Perspectives in Afro-Luso-Brazilian Culture Anna Maria, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 PGS. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I am writing this blog post while sitting at Newark International Airport and awaiting my much-anticipated flight…

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From Dikes to Floating Cities: The Start of a Journey into Dutch Sustainability and Resilience

PGS: Comparative Cultures of Resilience and Sustainability in the Netherlands and the United States Allison, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad on a Penn Global Seminar. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Around 59% of the land in the Netherlands is vulnerable to…

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My Upcoming Journey Into the History and Heart of Japan

PGS: Global Radiation History: Living in the Atomic Age, 1945-Present Nuha, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad on a Penn Global Seminar. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. One of the reasons Japan has always been a dream destination of mine is because…

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Exploring Global Aging: Malawi Awaits!

Last class before our trip to Malawi! PGS: Global Aging – Challenges and Opportunities Sophia, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As our departure for Malawi approaches, I’ve been reflecting…

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Gearing Up for Innovation: Bicycles, Engineering, and Amsterdam

PGS: Bicycles: The Mechanical Advantage Max, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As we prepare for our Penn Global Seminar trip to Amsterdam, our studies have centered on the mechanics…

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Time Flies When You’re in a PGS Writing Seminar

PGS 076: Science Accessibility in India aka the best writing seminar ever after their Pre-Departure Orientation and Nurse presentations. PGS: Science Accessibility in India Charlize, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed.…

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Failed Expectations of a Semester Abroad

SA: Singapore Management University, Singapore Evelyn, one of the Semester Abroad Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Of all the millions of ways I imagined my semester abroad going, I never quite imagined…this. I’ve been dreaming about…