Cassidy Whaley is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania from Wyoming, Delaware, studying Communication with a concentration in Politics and Policy. This fall, she will join the Programme in European Culture & Society (PECS) at KU Leuven in Belgium. In Leuven, Cassidy will study how media systems and political institutions shape public opinion in…
My name is Khadija and I am a rising senior in the school of nursing ! In the fall, I will have the amazing opportunity to study at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Growing up, I knew that Nursing was something I wanted to do, but if you had told me freshman year…
Michelle Lin is a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is concentrating in Finance and Management, with a minor in East Asian Studies. In the fall of 2026, she will be studying abroad at Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management. There, she hopes to deepen her understanding of Chinese business, global…
Henry Lee is a Junior at the University of Pennsylvania in the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program, majoring in Economics in the college, and plans to minor in Psychology and East Asian Studies. In Fall 2026, he will be studying at the National University of Singapore (NUS). During his time abroad, he hopes to deepen his…
In the fall of 2026, she will be studying abroad at the University of Cape Town in South Africa through the CIEE Ecology and Sustainability program. With career aspirations in global environmental policy, she looks forward to connecting with fellow international environmentalists and going on exciting adventures like mountain biking and kayaking. On campus, she…
Contact Ask Me About… As an Architecture student, seeing the United States for the first time was a mind bending experience. I explored more than 10 cities and 7 states in both east and west coasts during my year seeing marvels of American history and engineering, a very inspiring experience. On campus I engaged in…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad As a History and Spanish double major, the opportunities I’ve been able to participate in through Penn Abroad have been truly life changing and enriched my educational experience at Penn. It has been a lifelong goal of mine to become fluent in Spanish and my experiences through GRIP…
Sarah Mosalem is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences studying Cognitive Science & Computer Science with a minor in Economic Policy. This semester, she’ll travel to Vietnam, where she is excited to explore how histories of trade, migration, war, and cultural exchange have shaped Vietnam and the wider Asia-Pacific region. She was…
Aaron Sebastian is a freshman from Las Vegas, NV studying International Relations and Economics. This semester, he is travelling to Mongolia, including Ulaanbaatar and rural ger districts, through the Penn Global Seminar and the Critical Writing Seminar programs, where he will explore how changes in urbanization, population patterns, and climate impact Mongolia. On campus, Aaron…
Cameron Kim is a sophomore from Los Angeles, California, studying Biology. This spring, she had the opportunity to take a Penn Global Seminar with Professor Plante, where she developed an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental sustainability and became familiar with the unique narratives of case studies. She’ll be wrapping up the semester with a class trip…
