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A Journey into Argentina’s Asado Culture

By: Roodarnley Pierre-Louis, Huntsman ’26 Roodarnley’s first Asado. GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires Of all the traditions of Argentina, the asado reigns as the poster child for Argentinian culture and condition. The asado – or barbecue, is usually characterized as the gathering of friends and family around the fire pit to enjoy an assortment…

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How Dancing Transformed My German Summer

By: Amy Liu, SEAS ’25 Amy with friends at a Sunset Picnic. GRIP: Engineering Research in Aachen I never would have thought a casual text to another intern would have such a huge impact. Two days into my GRIP internship in Aachen, I found myself suddenly without plans for the evening after work hours. Previous…

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Xochimilco!

By: Dianna Trujillo, CAS ’25 Trajineras cruising down the canal.  GRIP: Ashoka In my time in Mexico City, I can probably say that I visited the canals of Xochimilco more than the average tourist does during their stay, specifically four times in a short span of time. Xochimilco, for those who don’t know, is a…

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Falling in Love with The Gambia

By: Lily Yan, CAS ’23 Lily and her fellow intern, Eesha Balar, with staff from the hospital laboratory.    GRIP: Power Up Gambia  Interning at Bwiam General Hospital (BGH) in The Gambia was a lifechanging opportunity that has made me rethink my future academic and career goals. This summer, my main task was to reach…

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The City That Stole My Heart

By: Cindy Batulzii, CAS ’25 Cindy at the Palais des Nations Love is a strong word but it is how I would use it to describe my summer abroad. Prior to arriving in Ferney-Voltaire, a small town on the border of France and Switzerland, I envisioned myself making the absolute most of my time once…

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Inside a Sydney Tech Accelerator

By: Yi Xin Gwee, Wharton ’25 Gimli the office dog and I Business in Sydney, Australia During my environmental leadership class (LGST 2600) at Penn, one of our assignments was writing a proposal for a sustainable business. As I have always been interested in the intersection between sustainability and tech, I proposed creating sustainable procurement…

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So… You Want to Work in Fashion?

By: Samina Kaushek, CAS ’25 Samina at Luz Ballestero’s Fashion Event in June 2023 GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina As I imagined my friends marching into Midtown Manhattan dressed in suits, I knew my summer would look quite different. It would be the summer when I worked in fashion in Buenos Aires. I…

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Interviewing My Argentinian Supervisor

By: Danny Boyko, CAS ’26 Danny’s supervisor, Santi, provides an Argentinian perspective on balancing between work, school, and entrepreneurship. GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina Danny Boyko, a GRIP Global Career Guide interviews his supervisor at Mind & Process.  Meet Santiago Barrio Miramon, An Argentinian Student, Consultant, and Entrepreneur Over the course of the…

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The Magic of the Moorland

By: Autumn Cortright, CAS ’25 Exploring the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in the Rye Valley GRIP: The Laurence Sterne Trust, Coxwold, England It was dark by the time Patrick and Chris picked me up from the York train station. Unusual, as I would come to find out: Shandy Hall, the museum trust where I’m working this…

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Braga Romana

By: Neha Krishna, SEAS ’26 Picture from University campus library University of Minho Law School, Braga, Portugal Braga Romana. A Roman revival in a Portuguese town. My Portuguese home is transformed into an ancient Roman city. The air smells like charred wood. Roman festival music reverberates through every alley. The kids hold wooden swords and shields…