By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Suhaib (third from left) and other exchange students exploring Washington D.C. Suhaib Abdurahman is an exchange student coming to Penn from Free University of Berlin in Berlin, Germany. Suhaib is studying at The College of Arts and Sciences for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Suhaib to learn more about him and his exchange…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Yuto Suzuki is an exchange student coming to Penn from Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan. Yuto is studying at The Wharton School for the 2019-2020 academic year. We sat down with Yuto to learn more about him and his exchange experience so far. Why did you decide to come to Penn? Before coming to Penn, I had worked for…
By: Michaela Tranfield, King’s College London Michaela (left) and a fellow exchange student in Center City Philadelphia Looking back to May 2018, just over a year ago at the time of writing this post, I had just submitted my study abroad application. I remember feeling as though an opportunity I had wanted for so long…
By: Alexander Basescu, University of Edinburgh To be a foreign exchange student in the country you grew up almost feels more foreign than to be an international student in a foreign country. At seventeen, the decision to move to Scotland and live the Lizzie McGuire fantasy at a prestigious university, contradicting all expectations I had…
By: Lisa Chang, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant One of my highlights working as a Graduate Assistant at Penn Abroad is speaking to exchange students about their experiences studying abroad. Here’s some advice I’ve gathered from my conversation with these students to help future exchange students prepare for their time at Penn. Get Involved One of…