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Mamma Mia 4… ish

By: Veronica Baladi, CAS ’27 PGS: American Race: A Philadelphia Story Veronica, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. My friends will envy me for ten days. They think I get to live out…

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One Final Lap

By: Anna Zhou, SEAS ’25 Anna, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As I watched the familiar buildings pass by through the window of the Uber, I was amazed by how much…

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Late-Night Lessons and Diaries

By: Ani Petrosyan, SEAS ’26 PGS: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ani, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. It’s 11 PM and instead of winding down for the night, my group project partner and…

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How Deep Listening Heals

By: Grace Dai, CAS ’25 PGS: Seeing/Hearing Globally Indigenous Music and the Arts of Healing Grace, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As a child, one of the first ways I was taught…

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From Wharton to the World: My First Venture into Asia

By: Vicky Vo, Nursing & Wharton ’26 After our class meeting on April 24, here’s a snapshot with one of my classmates!  PGS: Exploring the Business Environment in China, Wharton International Program Vicky, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out…

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5 Little Things I Love About Berlin

By: Leo Biehl, CAS ’25 Leo, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Berlin is an amazing city, with one of the best public transit systems in the world and some of the…

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Project Runway

By: Gabrielle Horwitch, CAS ’25 Gabrielle, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Before studying abroad at St. Andrews, my favorite fashion show each semester would happen while eating lunch outside the Arch…

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Three ~ Super Original ~ Things I’ve Learned Studying Abroad

By: Gabrielle Horwitch, CAS ’25 Gabrielle, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Context: I am a third-year student at Penn studying abroad at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Experiencing a…

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Every Day is a Feast in Hong Kong

By: Katherine Wang, SEAS ’25 Dim Sum. Katherine, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I could talk about the food in Hong Kong for hours. Being such an international city means that…

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Say Yes

By: Annabel Sumardi, CAS ’24 Annabel, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Don’t be afraid to say yes. As the end to my time at the University of Sydney creeps closer, I…