By: Benjamin Weimer, CAS ’19 U.S. State Department – Rome, Italy When someone uses the word ‘diplomat,’ it conjures romantic images of black-tie galas and suave Americans sipping martinis while rubbing elbows with kings and presidents. This summer I learned that this idealized image isn’t completely off target. On a scorching Roman summer night in…
By: Sarah Jacobs, CAS ’19 Guatemala Health Initiative – Santiago Atitlan During my time in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, I’ve done a great deal of traveling and immersing myself in my host culture. I’ve learned to weave, make tortillas, and the proper way to put on a Huipil, the traditional dress of the women in my community.…
By: Jacob Faber-Rico, SEAS ’20 CAUH – Buenos Aires, Argentina “So wood really is quite good. Back before we had all this steel technology, people were pretty well off with wood. They knew what they were doing. You might laugh at a wooden bicycle, but it’s not that bad,” remarked my material selection professor last…
By: Laura Chu, Wharton ’21 Laura in Hong Kong Lynk – Hong Kong To the new or experienced traveler, here is some of my advice for adjusting to and making the most out of time spent abroad: 1. In regard to adjusting, take a day to wander. By wander, I mean REALLY wander–don’t look at Google…
By: Laura Whelan, CAS ’20 Chatham House – London, England It’s probably fair to say that I barreled into my internship abroad, rather than landing gracefully. Here are 5 things that might have helped things go more smoothly, if only I’d known then what I know now: 1. Getting to work on your first day will…
By: Cindy Luo, CAS ’20 University of Minho Law School – Braga, Portugal I enjoy reading about all types of places, people, and events. And I find myself falling in love with these things even before I have my first real encounter with them. With Portugal, I wanted to be culturally open-minded, to have an…
By: Kelsey Collins, CAS ’20 Kelsey enjoying bubble tea in Shanghai UBM China – Shanghai After five years of studying Mandarin, I couldn’t wait to go to China. I had done countless listening practices, reading comprehension exercises, and oral exams, and now all that hard work was for a purpose other than getting a good grade…
By: Ria Gandhi, Wharton ’21 Ria with fellow interns and her supervisor (and Wharton alumnus), Samir Chaibi, in the GREE offices GREE Ventures – Singapore Before beginning my internship at GREE Ventures, I was unsure what working at a venture capital firm would entail. Growing up in the Silicon Valley, I had been surrounded by…
By: Katherine Poole, CAS ’20 Katherine in Buenos Aires Katherine in Buenos Aires Hecho por Nosotros – Buenos Aires, Argentina In Buenos Aires, a city laden with exquisite color and inimitable character, I quickly learned to expect the unexpected and throw all of my suppositions of an abroad experience out the window. Nothing can truly…
By: Morgan Thweatt, CAS ’20 Morgan during an educational workshop in Sendai, Japan very50 – Tokyo, Japan To be entirely honest, when I signed the contract with very50 in early May I had no idea what I would be doing this summer. I had a vague understanding of what the company was about from my…