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In the Moment

By: Jackie Shi, CAS ’21 Jackie Shi is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2020 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed.  Semester Abroad National University of Singapore I woke up to a stream of panicked messages in…

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Q&A with Grace Seeley, Huntsman ‘21

By: Cindy Luo, Penn Abroad Leader, CAS ‘20 Grace Seeley, a junior in the Huntsman Program, spent a semester abroad at the University of Seville (CASA Seville) in Spain during spring of 2019. We sat down with her to dive deeper into the ways she immersed herself, found opportunities to engage with her community, and grew…

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Q&A with Ezzaty Hasbullah, CAS ’20

By: Cindy Luo, Penn Abroad Leader, CAS ‘20 Ezzaty Hasbullah, a senior from Malaysia studying Health & Societies, spent a year abroad at King’s College London. We sat down with her to discuss her insights, lessons, and helpful tips for London student life. Can you tell me a little bit more about what you study…

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Living Abroad During a Pandemic

By: Julia Mitchell, Huntsman ’22 Julia Mitchell is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2020 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed.  Semester Abroad Institute of Political Studies in Paris (Sciences Po) The day that President Macron announced…

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On Gratitude and Hope in Troubling Times

By: Bilaal Azeer, CAS ’22 PGS – The City of Delhi: New, Old, and Unmapped  Travel to India I am writing this sitting in the shade of the terrace gazebo at my house, back in my home country. It’s another warm summer day here, but time seems to have stopped. People are not swarming the streets,…

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The Send-Off: Masks Included

By: Adriana Discher, CAS ’21 Adriana Discher is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2020 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed.  Semester Abroad International Honors Program (IHP): Health and Community It goes without saying but the entire…

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A Pentameron

By: Jiaqi Song, Huntsman ’22 Jiaqi at his family home in Rome Semester Abroad Bocconi University Due to the coronavirus outbreak, physical classes at Bocconi University were canceled indefinitely and almost all students have returned home. Originally, I wanted to show others what I have been doing back home in Rome through a video, but…

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Asian-American or American-Asian?

By: Jackie Shi, CAS ’21 Jackie Shi is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2020 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their student takeovers on the @pennabroad Instagram through the semester. Semester Abroad National University of Singapore One of the reasons I decided to…

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Designing My Uncertainties

By: Julia Mitchell, Huntsman ’22 Bibliotheque Saint Genevieve, where Julia spends time studying Julia Mitchell is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2020 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their student takeovers on the @pennabroad Instagram through the semester. Semester Abroad Institute of Political…

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Q&A with Clémence Blanc

By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Clémence Blanc is an exchange student coming to Penn from Sciences Po Lyon in Lyon, France. Clémence is studying at The College of Arts & Sciences for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Clémence to learn more about her and her exchange experience so far.  How did you prepare for your time at Penn? Like…