Contact Ask Me About… While we were in the Galapagos, we had no WiFi access nor connection to the outside world. This meant we were fully immersed in getting to know each other and embracing the experience, which made the trip truly transformative! Hiking and snorkeling every day was also outside of my comfort zone,…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My global seminar perfectly bridged my healthcare-adjacent major (Bioengineering & Robotics) with my passion for Spanish – we were studying the healthcare system of a Spanish-speaking country while living in it. Throughout the semester, we analyzed differences between the U.S. and Chilean healthcare systems, but being in Chile…
Contact Ask Me About… I am not a native Spanish-speaker, nor have I taken classes of the language here at Penn. However, I learned Spanish for 3 years in high school and really enjoyed practicing my fluency. I am also from New York City, which is a very diverse city, and I had so many…
Anya is a junior from Boston, MA studying Bioengineering and Robotics. This winter, she’ll travel to Santiago, Chile with her Penn Global Seminar to learn about the Chilean healthcare system. On campus, Anya is on the board for the Society of Women Engineers and is working on building a surgical robot at the GRASP Lab. She’s passionate about…
Contact Ask Me About… Living and working in a new language: While staying in Argentina for two months, I had to navigate day-to-day life and a workspace in a new language. Being an international student from Germany I have had a similar experience coming to the US for college, nevertheless, spending an entire summer only…
Contact Ask Me About… Studying abroad is undeniably life-changing, but it also brings moments that can be difficult to hear about or experience firsthand. I would like to share my answer to the question: “What is a situation that was emotionally taxing, yet ultimately changed me?” When I was in Cape Town, I witnessed the…
Contact Ask Me About… Through my experience abroad, I had to learn how to work and communicate in my second language. I quickly realized that speaking Spanish in real life was much different than my experiences in the classroom, especially when I was expected to contribute in a professional environment. At the same time, it…
Contact Ask Me About… I intentionally chose the same destination—Australia—for both of my consecutive Penn Abroad programs. This decision gave me the unique opportunity to spend an extended period in a new country and explore its culture from multiple perspectives. Through the Penn Global Seminar (PGS), I was introduced to Aboriginal communities and visited remote,…
Ask Me About… What it was like to be abroad for the first time, taking only Penn classes while also working in Spanish. My GRIP placement in Medellín was my first extended time living outside the United States, and it pushed me to adapt quickly to a completely new environment both academically and professionally. I…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad There was not a single experience we had on this trip that did not align with the coursework and goals of the PGS. When applying for the seminar, I reflected on my passion for sustainability. I come from a small beach town in Massachusetts where I spend a…
