By: Kathryn Dura, CAS ’19 NoCamels.Com – Herzliya, Israel On the first day, I tackled Israel’s infamous bus system to get to work. Because I am living in Tel Aviv, traveling to Herzliya requires transferring buses. Using an Israeli transportation app that my Airbnb host recommended called “Moovit,” I successfully navigated my way to work.…
By: Luisa Juarez Salcedo, CAS ’19 Naandi Foundation – Hyderabad, India I have been wearing the same pants and t-shirt for some days now (of course washing them every night), and I am pretty sure my fellow interns may think I have packed nothing but food on my 50 pound-bag. After my flight to Zurich got…
By: Andres Fernandez Pallares, CAS ’19 Universidad do Minho – Braga, Portugal I feel extremely settled in. My usage of Portuguese has improved; I can navigate the town very well and have learned a lot about quiet, out of the way places in town. Travelling often, I end up excited about returning to Braga and…
By: Danielle Guy, CAS ’18 World Medical Association – Ferney-Voltaire, France I absolutely love my internship! I could not possibly think of a more amazing way to spend my last summer at Penn. I’m finally getting my way around Geneva and Ferney-Voltaire, and I couldn’t love being here any more. The working environment is spectacular; every…
By: Rebecca Composto, CAS ’18 The Owl Monkey Project – Formosa, Argentina The Owl Monkey Project research site is based within a ranch called Guaycolec in Formosa, Argentina. The research site consists of forests and is surrounded by mainly grasses with some trees, horses and a ton of cows. From time to time there are…
By: Leah Sprague, CAS ’19 The Linden Centre – Dali, China Now that a few weeks have passed, I am starting to get more comfortable with my role in the hotel. Typical for China and for a hotel, every day is different and there really is no schedule or far-advance planning. Usually, my boss will…