By: Andrew Orner, CAS ’22 RACI – Buenos Aires, Argentina I am sad that my experience interning at the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI) has come to an end. I learned a great deal from my colleagues, contributed to important projects intended to shed light on the state of civil societies around the world, and…
By: Claire Utomi, Wharton ’23 PanNature – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The best thing about new opportunities is the new. The new people, the new learning, the new skills, everything you discover. So, at this point, halfway through my internship, I’m going to talk about the new. During my first research topic, I explored financial…
By: Kat Wang, SEAS ’23 Kat beginning a language-learning course for Korean on Rosetta Stone. Nerdy Joy – Seoul, South Korea I’m Kat and I’m interning at Nerdy Joy this summer. Virtual internships certainly depart from the traditional in-person format, and I frequently reflected on the differences, both positive and negative, before starting this program. Now,…
By: Wendy Lliguichuzhca, CAS ’22 Wendy (top right) on a Zoom call with Luciana (supervisor at SAHDES; bottom) and Hannah (mentor from Puentes; top left) at a mid-internship check-in. SAHDES – Buenos Aires, Argentina One aspect of SAHDES’ work that initially drew me to this organization was its interdisciplinary approach to maternal and infant health. Through programs like…
By: Gloria Mpundu, Nursing ’22 Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland Before I came to Penn nursing, I was not aware of different career options such as policy making, research, and education that nurses can pursue to make an impact on the healthcare field. Inspired by the work of my professors, research sparked my interest the most and…
By: Vaibhav Desikan, CAS ’22 Vaibhav in a weekly meeting with his fellow interns at RACI. RACI – Buenos Aires, Argentina I just finished the first two weeks of my internship with The Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI, its Spanish acronym), and the experiences with the organization have been quite fulfilling. From learning Spanish from…
By: Santiago Dassen, Wharton ’22 Booster2Success – Paris, France In the last few weeks as an intern at Booster2Success, I have experienced French culture through the events and communication projects that I have been working on. This includes discovering a new Parisian neighborhood, new art, literature, and music that didn’t know despite having attended a…
By: Kristina Gorel, CAS ’23 Kristina (top right) in her typical weekly meeting with Tricia (top left), her supervisor, and Jessica (bottom), the other intern on the team. Hecho Por Nosotros & animaná – Buenos Aires, Argentina As soon as I had arrived at Penn as a freshman, I had begun hearing about GRIP internships and…
By: Sarah Diaz, CAS ’23 University of Auckland – New Zealand For the entirety of the program, I will be helping Professor Linda Tyler of the University of Auckland and the Auckland Art Gallery prepare an upcoming exhibition on Lucy Wertheim and the one-hundred-some works she donated to the Gallery, which makes up one of…
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…