By: Zoe Lu, SEAS ’25 Zoe and other interns tried Vietnamese dessert (chè). Environmental Sustainability in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Coming to Ho Chi Minh City, I was immediately thrown into the busy city life – the throng of motorbikes on the streets, crowded cafes, and bustling nightlife. Despite having two months here, the…
By: Carmen Harrison Montoya, CAS ’24 Carmen posing with the renowned Argentinian cartoon Mafalda. Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina I am both American and Colombian. I was raised in America, with a thick Colombian accent when I speak Spanish. I’ve visited Colombia more times than I can count, and I can really only count…
By: Ryan Guber, SEAS ’25 Ryan with other interns from Penn. Business Development in Singapore From my first day at ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, I knew the company culture I was entering would be unlike anything I had ever experienced. My boss took me out for coffee when I arrived, and we talked about my goals for…
By: Giulia Conti Fruet, Wharton ’25 Giulia’s Absolute Internship Group! Business Development in Singapore As an international student from Brazil, I presumptuously assumed that I was used to the experience of living abroad. Although living in the United States prepared me for some of the challenges of this program (being far from my family and…
By: Belinda Kumi, Wharton ’25 Business in Sydney, Australia Independence. That’s the word that resonates with me and my summer experience in Sydney, Australia. I have always been a pretty independent person who likes to make her own decisions, but my experience abroad has truly shown me what it is like to live on my…
By: Lynn Larabi, CAS ’24 International Development in Seoul It was a really hot day. Like, a REALLY hot day. It was sunny, it was 97 degrees, and there was no breeze nor cloud in sight. Now, this is a typical June day in Seoul. Everyone around you wears light fabrics and colors with hand-held…
By: Cheryl Woon Yee Lim, SEAS ’25 Cheryl hiking at Macritchie Nature Trail. Engineering Research in Singapore After completing my first year at Penn, I was fresh from a Signal and Information Processing class. I enjoyed that class very much and the last part of the class that touched slightly on machine learning really intrigued me.…
By: Junfang Zhang, CAS ’25 First day of work! On the bus with a fellow intern from Penn, Lynn, on the company drop-off arranged by CRCC for our first day. International Development in Seoul I’ve pondered various ways to begin this article, but perhaps a straightforward opening captures my sentiments best: the past two weeks…
By: Joshua Yang, CAS ’23 Joshua sitting at his desk doing some work. International Development in Seoul I initially applied to the GRIP International Development in Seoul program because I am passionate about sustainability and economic development, both of which were key sectors explored in this program. I really wanted to experience South Korea by immersing…
By: Vidur Saigal, SEAS ’25 All GreenViet employees gather around a table of fruit and snacks during fika. Environmental Sustainability in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Fika /ˈfēkə/ noun (in Swedish custom) a break from activity during which people drink coffee, eat cakes or other light snacks, and relax with others. The fresh aroma of…