SA: AIT Budapest Arnav, one of the Semester Abroad 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. When I left for study abroad, I had a general idea of what to expect—classes, travel, making friends—but I didn’t anticipate many…
SA: CASA: Barcelona, Spain Florence, 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. As exciting as my time abroad has been, it would be remiss not to acknowledge the vast number of changes, social,…
SA: Ibero-American University of Mexico, Mexico Mia, 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. Unlike at Penn, while studying abroad I and many of my friends who have scattered around the world…
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. I am glad I only had one semester in Singapore. Not that I am anxious to leave, but because I…
SA: Petition Program: National Taiwan University Alex, one of the Semester Abroad 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. A lot of Taiwan’s main cities are named after their location. For example, there’s Taipei (north), Tainan (south), and…
SA: Penn Semester in Lyon Gabrielle, 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. When applying to college, I created a list of 9 non-negotiables that my school absolutelyhad to have. At the top…
SA: SIT International Honors Program Alina, 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. This morning, just as I was about to step into my tuk-tuk for my daily half-hour ride to school, I…
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…
SA: Ibero-American University of Mexico, Mexico Mia, 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. Going into my abroad experience I tried to not to have too many expectations or specific things I…
SA: CASA: Barcelona, Spain Florence, 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. One of the hardest parts of preparing for a semester abroad isn’t deciding how many pairs of jeans to pack or…