By: Keerthi Jayaraman, CAS ‘23 Keerthi sitting at her desk at home in New Jersey. Fundación Instituto David Hume – Buenos Aires, Argentina As the Indian sun burned my skin, I barely registered my discomfort in the city of Chennai when enthusiastic girls shouted “Akka!” (“older sister” in Tamil) as they raised their hands in…
By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachael enjoying a plate of boxty while working on the literature review for the project. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland This summer, I had the privilege of working with an amazing team based out of Trinity College Dublin. Professor Eimear McGlinchey, my PI, and Holley Dennehy and Andrew Allen,…
By: Nina (Yichen) Wei, CAS ’23 Nina working remotely from Philly. NoCamels.com – Herzliya, Israel For the past two weeks, I have been working as an intern for NoCamels.com, a news website covering innovation and technology from Israel. So far, my task focuses on writing weekly news features and daily news briefs on developments in the…
By: Emily Grossarth, Huntsmans ’24 Emily hard at work. Sempli – Medellin, Colombia Over the course of the past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of interning for Sempli, the leading online lending platform for small businesses in Colombia. Although I have been conducting my internship from my childhood bedroom in New Jersey, the…
By: Angela Lao, CAS ’23 Angela listening to a PI research presentation at night at her childhood desk. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland After the daily TV show my dad watches at 9:30 pm in Macau time, he usually walks into my room and asks what I am doing. Subconsciously, I “shh” him in…
By: Brian Vu, CAS ’22 Brian’s workspace for the duration of his internship. Hanoi University of Public Health – Vietnam As a Vietnamese person born and raised in the United States (or Việt kiều as the locals call it, which translates to “overseas Vietnamese”), the only times I have traveled to my motherland were during…
By: Philip Pan, Wharton ’24 The KK Fund team at a weekly meeting. KK Fund – Singapore Entrepreneurship has always been a passion of mine. I’m energized by the innovation that is demonstrated throughout the entrepreneurial process: formulating an idea, evaluating market opportunities, translating the idea into a tangible offering, and commercializing the product. While…
By: Navmi Sharma, CAS ’23 Navmi making a presentation about her favorite Indian festival to her co-workers, while dressing the part in Indian traditional wear. The Institute of Cultural Affairs – Japan Travelling has been a part of my life ever since I first ventured out into the larger world as part of my national…
By: Louise Wang, CAS ’24 Louise working on text screenings at a cafe. Future Water Institute – Cape Town, South Africa Welcome! Today I am sharing what a typical day in my life looks like as a VIA intern while also working full-time. I am currently a pharmacy technician at one of the busiest pharmacies…
By: Lauren St. Louis, CAS ’24 Lauren at her workstation. Center for Cross-Cultural Learning – Morocco This past year has taught me so much about life and opportunity. As a freshman, being welcomed into the Penn community completely virtually was something that I could have never imagined. During my first semester at home with remote…