By: Inaya Zaman, CAS ’25 Sleeping Buddha in Soc Trang Province. GRIP: Sustainable Development in Ho Chi Minh City Living in Vietnam has been one of the best cultural experiences of my life so far. I have really enjoyed feeling like more than a tourist by going through daily activities in my neighborhood or at…
By: Katherine He, Wharton ’26 GRIP: Business Development in Singapore Joining a tech startup this summer has been a meaningful experience, filled with opportunities to work on varying projects and learn valuable lessons in and out of the office. Over these 8 weeks, I worked as a business development intern at Pand.ai and gained experience…
By: Ben Samahon, CAS ’26 GRIP: PR and Marketing in Bangkok A sea of protesters holding colorful umbrellas blanket the intersection below the Bangkok Asok skytrain station, weathering the pouring rain which turns to mist around them. Military and police stand alert from across the intersection, their police lights reflecting in the wet street. Thailand…
By: Genesis Capdevila, CAS ’25 First day of work at America Solidaria. GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires This summer, I interned for a non-government organization known as America Solidaria which works to improve the lives of adolescents through numerous projects. Some of the projects range from dealing with bringing education equality to providing access…
By: Alexander Song, Wharton ’26 The Penn GRIP cohort outside of the Sydney Opera House. GRIP: Business in Sydney In my role as a research assistant under the guidance of Dr. Massimo, I delved into the world of colon cancer companies in Australia. Working closely with my colleague Noor, our days were punctuated by daily…
By: Eric Chen, SEAS ’26 Scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. GRIP: Business in Sydney Descending down the ladder into the crystal clear water, the weight of my oxygen tank and scuba gear disappeared. Bubbles rose towards the surface as I inhaled deep breaths through my mouthpiece. As I oriented myself to my surroundings,…
By: Ignacio Felix-Padilla, CAS ’26 Ignacio and his team in front of Sogrape’s headquarters. GRIP: Wine, Heritage, and Hospitality in Porto, Portugal Greetings again, fellow travelers! As my remarkable journey in Porto, Portugal, draws to a close, I’m filled with a mix of emotions. The past month has been an incredible continuation of my internship…
By: Sergio Carballido, CAS ’26 Uruguayan asado with MiFinanzas’s friends. GRIP: Entrepreneurship in Montevideo As I sit down to reflect on my time during the Penn Abroad internship in Uruguay, I am filled with a sense of nostalgia and gratitude for the experiences I had and the lessons I learned. The journey has been transformative,…
By: Dipon Biswas, CAS ’26 GRIP: FinTech in Medellin Prior to arriving in Medellin, I had constantly heard about the city’s immense economic growth in recent years. New startups were flourishing and the city could now look to a much brighter future than ever before. In this exciting time I had the privilege of working…
By: Sarai Adams, Wharton ’26 GRIP: Business in Sydney I bet you never could have imagined you would be flying half way across the world to live in a country you have never been to for two months with a group of people you basically know nothing about while interning for a job that could…