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Rachel Guan

Rachel Guan is a senior at Wharton studying Finance and Real Estate. Originally from New Orleans, LA, she grew up in a place where various cultures and perspectives all melted together, which helped foster her interest in learning about other communities and people. She is super excited and grateful to have the opportunity to travel to Uganda…

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Kimi Li

Kimi Li is a senior majoring in Neuroscience with minors in Healthcare Management and Chemistry on the pre-dental track. This semester, she will be traveling to Shanghai, China, with her Penn Global Seminar to delve into Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a form of alternative medicine. On campus, Kimi is actively involved in health disparities…

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Kate Barnes

Kate is a senior in the College triple majoring in Political Science, Latin American & Latinx Studies, and Hispanic Studies, with minors in International Development, Anthropology, and Survey Research & Data Analytics. At the end of the Fall 2024 semester, she will be traveling to Costa Rica as a component of Sustainable Development and Culture…

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Judy Liu

Biography Judy plays a key role in programming support and student engagement for Penn Abroad’s inbound exchange student population. In addition, to support exchange students, Judy also provides overall support to Penn Abroad’s global programs. Judy received her BA in Psychology and Economics with a minor in Education from University of California, Davis. As an…

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Alexander M. W. Eisenthal

Biography Alex serves as Penn Abroad’s Global Programs Assistant, providing key support to Exchange at Penn, Semester Abroad and Penn Global Seminars programming. Alex graduated from Oberlin College with a B.A. in history, concentrating on the colonial Atlantic world. As an undergraduate, he studied abroad in the Netherlands with a focus on the colonialist project that fueled the…

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William Li

Contact Ask Me About… I had the exciting opportunity to live in a homestay in Uruguay. While daunting at first, it turned out to be a beautiful experience. This made for the ultimate cultural exchange where I was able to have deep, heartfelt conversations with my host family. We also shared slang in our languages,…

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Jessie Lin

Contact Ask Me About… This was my first study abroad experience at Penn, and it was so enjoyable. Because this was a global seminar, the itinerary for each day was basically completely planned out, relieving much of the stress on us. The readings and listenings that we had completed during the on-campus portion of the…

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Rachel Wang

Contact Ask Me About… One unique aspect of my experience that other students should ask me about is the freedom of traveling to a variety of places while interning in Sydney. The city’s close geographic location to many stunning natural landscapes and vibrant urban areas provided me with endless opportunities to explore. From the crisp…

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Victoria Zhu

Contact Ask Me About… I’ve had unique experiences both in Portugal through the GRIP program, and anticipate upcoming at LSE in London, which I’d be happy to share with other students. In Porto, my internship involved working in English and Mandarin Chinese while also learning to communicate with clients in Portuguese, despite having no prior…

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June Wang

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Japan helped my academic/professional goals in the following ways: Singapore helped my professional/academic goals in the following ways: Other Highlights