By: Josue Ruiz, CAS ’25 SA: CASA Barcelona: Spanish Universities Program, Spain Josue, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. What does it mean to build relationships? Is it human nature? A quest…
By: Liam Umbs, CAS ’25 SA: Sciences Po, Paris, France Liam, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Before I arrived in Paris, I prepared an enormous list of things I wanted to see…
Liam, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Before I arrived in Paris, I prepared an enormous list of things I wanted to see and do during my time here. From museums to…
By: Andrea Paruta, Trinity College Dublin Andrea, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Philadelphia is often called the City of Brotherly Love, and after spending time here, I finally understand…
By: Bastian Mey, RWTH Aachen University Bastian, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As my semester at Penn comes to an end, I once again find myself reflecting on the incredible…
By: Deepika Kannan, CAS ’26 SA: University College London, England Deepika, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As a South Asian-American, I’ve always celebrated my heritage, but growing up in the U.S., the…
By: Jasmine Guaillasaca Quizhpi, CAS ’26 SA: Petition Program: Quito, Ecuador Jasmine, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. No matter where we are in the world, there are certain aspects of ourselves…
By: Minh Hang Nguyen, KU Leuven Minh Hang, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. In September, I already knew my October would be crazily busy, especially during the first 2 weeks.…
By: Blake Kravitz This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to live and study in Beijing, China, through the Princeton-in-Beijing program at Beijing Normal University. The primary motivation behind seeking out this experience was my deep-rooted interest in US-China relations, a field that I intend to pursue in my future career. As an international studies…
By: Bastian Mey, RWTH Aachen Bastian, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Upon arriving at Penn, I was afraid that there would be some challenges settling in and connecting with…