GRIP: Sales and Marketing Intern in Sydney, Australia Manifestation is real. Before applying to GRIP, I had pulpit out into the world that I was going to have an amazing summer. I did not necessarily know what that meant. I was not looking for the internship that would determine the rest of my career, nor…
GRIP: SATA CommHealth in Singapore Cover photo: The squad in Sentosa Island, Singapore When I first arrived in Singapore, I knew I would be spending the summer abroad, but I don’t think I realized just how much I would be able to experience in such a short amount of time. Between my internship, exploring Singapore,…
GRIP: Wine, Heritage, and Hospitality in Porto, Portugal Don’t get me wrong – I’m endlessly grateful for Penn and the life we get to live back in thecomfort of Philadelphia, a city so bustling you could never run out of things to do. But somethingabout living in Porto has rewired the way I see life.…
GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires Cover Photo: Mercado de San Telmo on a Sunday afternoon, Buenos Aires If you’re looking for love at first sight, don’t come to Buenos Aires. Argentina isn’t the kind of place that sweeps you off your feet the moment you arrive. Its air doesn’t hit you all at once.…
GRIP: Guatemala Health Initiative (GHI) Cover photo: GHI students walking to the Hospitalito in the morning While taking a break from my two prior summers of research in a biochemistry lab, I had doubts about whether this opportunity would make sense. I was mostly worried about being consistent, but I am glad that I sought…
GRIP: Engineering Research in Singapore When I first left India for the University of Pennsylvania, I thought I had already lived it. The traditional, quintessential “study abroad” experience. Moving halfway across the world at seventeen, new country, new culture, new people, new experiences… surely, that was all that “going abroad” meant. But somewhere between my…
GRIP: Wine, Heritage, and Hospitality in Porto, Portugal Cover photo: Cálem Cellar view from Dom Luís I Bridge (taken with with Nikon D3200) If someone in the past would have told me that I would be spending my freshman summer after college in Porto, Portugal giving wine tours, I would have called them absolutely insane.…
GRIP: Guatemala Health Initiative Cover photo: GHI student with cloudy background of the San Pedro summit. One may assume that as an Oregon native, hiking and outdoor adventures are part of my regular weekend routine. Despite my home base offering limitless beautiful landscapes, I will confess that I had not gone on a hike in…
GRIP: Business in Sydney Cover photo: Scenic view while exploring the Blue Mountains, NSW If I am being honest, I chose Sydney for a very practical reason. It felt like one of those places in the world that I might not get the chance to visit again anytime soon. I also had a few friends…
GRIP: Engineering Research in Aachen, Germany When I first arrived in Aachen for my summer internship through the GRIP program, I expected the biggest challenge to be the language barrier. I had never studied German before, and while the program includes German language classes, I knew it would take time before I could confidently communicate.…
