By: Daniel K., CAS ’21 Science Workshop – Hong Kong After just a few days worth of the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, it’s safe to say I was feeling the big city energy. Coming from Michigan, going to school in Philadelphia at Penn felt like a big city life to me. That was…
By: Rachel Kulik, Wharton ’21 Teamworks – Buenos Aires, Argentina On our first (and second) Wednesday in the city, a group of GIP in Buenos Aires interns and myself took advantage of the free, extended hours at MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires). We wandered around mixed media from different political eras, across…
By: Emily Zislis, CAS ’21 Escola Eleva – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil When you think of the word “travel”, what comes to mind? Maybe you fantasize about trading dreary winters for days basking under the sun at the world’s most pristine beaches. Or maybe you dream of summiting rocky peaks with breathtaking views for miles…
By: Areeba Shaikh, CPHI ’19 TASK Applied Science – Cape Town, South Africa Having never traveled on my own before, Cape Town sets the bar quite high for any future endeavors I plan to undertake. I fell in love with the breathtaking views, especially of Table Mountain (pictured above), almost instantly and have since loved…
By: Dakota Jones, CAS ’19 U.S. Embassy – Singapore When I initially accepted my internship offer from the U.S. Embassy in Singapore, I had absolutely no idea that a summit between the U.S. and North Korea would be taking place. Needless to say, I was absolutely thrilled when the event was announced because it meant…
By: Lizette Grajales, CAS ’19 Aravind Eye Care Systems (CASI) – Madurai, India “What are you thinking?” My voice broke the silence in the car as my co-interns and I watched the Indian landscape through the windows of the SUV that drove us to our hostel. We were at a loss for words as we…
By: Veena Bhagavathi, CAS ’19 Naandi Foundation (CASI) – Araku Valley, India I’m sitting in a hotel room in Hyderabad, and I guess that says it all about my relationship with India. My parents both grew up in this city, but I’m a born and bred New Jersey-an. Picking up on my accented Telugu, the Uber…
By: Thomas Calder, CAS ’20 Penn Anthropology – Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala Lots of Penn students spend their time between different countries and are very accustomed to traveling long distances and adjusting to new places. This was not the case for me: I’m from just over an hour’s drive outside Philadelphia, and these first ten days in…
By: Skyler Stowell, Penn Nursing ’20 United Helping Hands Nepal – Kathmandu For some reason, when I came to Nepal, I thought that the people would speak more English than they do. I knew that the children went to English schools, so was prepared to be able to easily communicate and plan activities with them. While some…
By: Carson Kahoe, CAS ’19 Carson with the Founder of Alserkal Avenue Alserkal Avenue – Dubai, United Arab Emirates In the months preceding my departure for my internship in Dubai, many people have given me advice on what to expect and what to do when I got there. Beyond the anticipated “Be careful”s and “You can’t…