By: Karam Alkaissy, SEAS ’27 In less than 48 hours, I’ll find myself soaring above a blue canvas that modern-day cartographers prefer to omit on their maps (I am talking about the Pacific Ocean). Destination: Japan. Departure is imminent, but my bag is far from ready. Join me on my final errands as I look…
By: Molly Sparkman, CAS ’26 PGS: Case Studies in Environmental Sustainability After spending 3 hours a week for the past semester learning about Iceland I can’t even begin to express my excitement to be able to finally visit a country I have learned so much about. Being informed that we are going to be spending…
By: Aaleyah Jackson, CAS ’26 Tiananmen Square for the Flag Raising Ceremony PGS: Chinese Language On our last day, a group of students and I set our alarms for 1:00am to end our trip on an unforgettable experience, enriched with history and tradition. Everyday, thousands upon thousands of Chinese citizens wake up early and wait…
By: Aaleyah Jackson, CAS ’26 Picture taken at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall PGS: Chinese Language It’s t-minus 24 hours until I hop on a 16-hour flight to China, and I couldn’t be more excited! I started learning Chinese as a sophomore in high school and have dreamed of traveling to China ever since, eager to…
By: Ashrit Challa, CAS ’25 A view of Lake Brienz/Brienzersee GRIP: World Medical Association (WMA) This summer, I turned 21 years old, thousands of miles away from home. This wasn’t the first year I celebrated my birthday away from home; two years ago, after my first year at Penn, I even celebrated in Center City!…
By: Saw Nwe, SEAS ’27 Sparklers with Saw’s lab to celebrate the Fourth of July GRIP: Engineering Research in Aachen, Germany My engineering research internship in Aachen, Germany was at a biomaterials lab at Uniklinik, the university’s hospital, alongside four other interns (two also from Penn Bioengineering!) in the RWTH University’s summer program (Undergraduate Research…
By: Blende Nishori, CAS ’27 Penn interns enjoying their time in one of the many wonderful sky bars in Bangkok GRIP: PR and Marketing in Bangkok Dearest gentle reader, It has come to my attention that someone from Penn’s GRIP society, perhaps soon to be an intern in Bangkok, thinks that embarking on an adventure…
By: Vivi Sankar, CAS ’27 Nuoa.io Company Lunch GRIP: Sustainable Development in Ho Chi Minh City This summer, I found myself embarking on an unexpected yet transformative journey to Vietnam. Arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam was an adventure in itself. The city’s energy was infectious, and my colleagues at Nuoa.io welcomed me with…
By: Federico Ramirez, CAS ’27 GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires Since I was a child, I have been passionate about urban planning and architecture’s potential to create a fairer world for humanity and the environment. Involving myself in these fields has always been a hobby of mine. I have shared this passion one-on-one with…
By: William Li, CAS ’27 A Beneficiary dinner with my office and coworkers. GRIP: Entrepreneurship in Montevideo Two months ago, I spent 31 hours traveling to Montevideo, Uruguay, where I would be the sole intern in my office, living in a homestay for the very first time, and adapting to a country that is famously…