By: Railyn Diaz, Wharton ’22 Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom Railyn is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Fall 2021 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I’ve always heard that a semester abroad is filled…
By: Mariana Velasco, Huntsman ’22 Mariana (left) with a fellow student that she met at the airport on a weekend trip to the Highlands and the Isle of Skye. University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Mariana is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Fall 2021 semester. Follow along with…
By: Evelyn Bond, CAS ’22 CASA Sevilla, Spain Evelyn is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Fall 2021 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. During a normal semester, the Student Experience section of the Penn Abroad CASA…
By: Lah’Nasia Shider, CAS ’23 Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom Lah’Nasia is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Fall 2021 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I am a “homebody,” meaning that I like to…
By: Penn Abroad Erin Feeney in Ireland Global experiences can take many forms as students pursue their academic, professional, and personal goals. Through the Semester Abroad (SA) program, Penn students from across schools have spent a semester or year taking on coursework in new environments, challenging themselves, and building relationships and connections to new global communities.…
By: Summer Kapanka, CAS ’21 Summer’s first day at the University of Cape Town in Fall 2019 University of Cape Town To this day, I cannot express the magnitude of the effects studying abroad had on my college career. There is no experience like organizing, preparing, and embarking on the adventure of a lifetime —…
By: Kristyn Palmiotto, Penn Abroad Associate Director Studying and living abroad is an experience shared by all of our Penn Abroad staff, and what motivates us to assist Penn students in doing the same. Our team members have reflected on their own global experiences to share key insights, takeaways, and advice for Penn students interested…
By: Shreya Naraparaju, CAS ’22 Ian Bayer, a 2020 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences with majors in biology and political science, spent a semester abroad at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in the Fall of 2018. We sat down with Ian last spring as he approached graduation to dive deeper into…
By: Amber Leisher, Penn Abroad Global Programs Coordinator Amber (second from left) with her suitemates near the Han River in Seoul, South Korea Studying and living abroad is an experience shared by all of our Penn Abroad staff, and what motivates us to assist Penn students in doing the same. Over the spring semester, our team…
By: Erin Feeney, CAS ’20, GSE ’21 Although featured less frequently on Instagram than delicious meals and weekend travels, locally specific coursework is one of the main reasons to study abroad. In fact, it is one of the main things that makes a semester abroad distinct from any other extended international trip. With some research and…