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…
By: Roodarnley Pierre-Louis, CAS ’26 Roodarnley with coworkers after their first soccer game! GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires Coming into the internship in Buenos Aires, one of my most prominent concerns would be how I would navigate the workplace environment given that my Spanish wasn’t the best. I was met with one of the…
By: Irene Park, CAS ’25 GRIP: Business Development in Singapore When I first learned that I’d be working in business development for one of Singapore’s most well-established multinational luxury hospitality brands, I wasn’t so sure what to expect. Prior to this role, I’d worked in growth marketing for a startup so the prospect of working…
By: Julian Ward, Wharton ’26 Photo outside Julian’s office. GRIP: Business Development in Singapore Working at Pand.ai, a seed-stage AI startup based in the heart of Singapore, offered me many invaluable lessons that I will undoubtedly carry with me throughout my professional and personal life. As my first real job, this experience was more than…
By: Antonia Solar, CAS ’25 Photo along the Singapore River. My first week in Singapore, I explored the area around my hotel a lot. The Singapore river goes all along the city to the Marina Bay area. I walked a lot along the river to see the different sights around. I was really glad to…
By: Antonia Solar, CAS ’25 Office hotpot lunch! My experience working in the office in Singapore was very positive. From the very beginning, everyone at the Lien Centre was extremely welcoming. They encouraged us to be loud and make the space our own, as well as to share our thoughts and social learnings on anything…
By: Anya Jacoby, CAS ’25 Anya celebrating downtown after the Uruguayan Men’s soccer team won the U20 World Cup. GRIP: Entrepreneurship in Montevideo The best way to learn more about a culture is to spend a lot of time there. I spent my summer in Montevideo, but I also traveled to other countries while I…
By: Emma Seddik, University of Lyon Emma, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Some of the questions I get asked the most since moving to America are, ‘Are you settling in…
By: Timethius Terrell, CAS ’25 SA: Petition Program (Bangkok) Timethius, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. When the wind travels in this region, it blows clouds of dust and pollutants over Thailand.…