By: Navmi Sharma, CAS ’23 Navmi making a presentation about her favorite Indian festival to her co-workers, while dressing the part in Indian traditional wear. The Institute of Cultural Affairs – Japan Travelling has been a part of my life ever since I first ventured out into the larger world as part of my national…
By: Louise Wang, CAS ’24 Louise working on text screenings at a cafe. Future Water Institute – Cape Town, South Africa Welcome! Today I am sharing what a typical day in my life looks like as a VIA intern while also working full-time. I am currently a pharmacy technician at one of the busiest pharmacies…
By: Lauren St. Louis, CAS ’24 Lauren at her workstation. Center for Cross-Cultural Learning – Morocco This past year has taught me so much about life and opportunity. As a freshman, being welcomed into the Penn community completely virtually was something that I could have never imagined. During my first semester at home with remote…
By: Carolina Nakada, SEAS ’24 Carolina in her virtual training as a developer at Motivo. Motivo – Tokyo, Japan As a Brazilian international student in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, I was looking for an opportunity through which I could explore another culture, while developing my technical and personal skills. I could not return…
By: Lilian Zhang, CAS ’22 Lilian compiling information for international grants on behalf of Mensajeros while waiting for her staining protocol at her wet lab to complete. Mensajeros de La Paz – Argentina This summer, I have the privilege of working with an NGO that connects underprivileged communities with resources in a variety of ways —…
By: Scott Klein, Wharton ’24 A Zoom breakout room of a Business in Sydney social event. Featured snacks include Tim Tams, Cherry Ripe, and Vegemite. bronID – Sydney, Australia Coming to Penn, I knew that I wanted to have an international experience before graduating. Since most students study abroad in the latter half of their…
By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachel’s computer screen waiting for the webinar, the learning, and the music to begin. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland The summer seems to still have barely begun. The kids I babysit seem to have barely grown. The summer league I joined seems to barely have started. Yet the end…
By: Emily Ai, CAS ’22 Manna Project International – Quito, Ecuador Throughout college, I have always looked forward to the opportunity to study abroad. As a student currently pursuing medicine and having a strong passion for community service, I knew that I wanted to immerse myself in a program dedicated to reaching out to the community…
By: Kaitlyn McGeehan, Nursing ’23 Kaitlyn preparing for her weekly coffee chat. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland In the virtual setting, I learned that it is a challenge for me to let my social personality come through along with my serious academic side. One way that Trinity College has allowed my peers and me…
By: Rohan Krishnan, Wharton ’24 Rohan’s workspace for the summer. Ashoka – Mexico City, Mexico Before starting my first semester at Penn, I made a list on my phone of all the different experiences I wanted to try over the next four years, from spectating the Penn Relays to finally studying Hindi. The Global Research…