Contact Ask Me About… Studying abroad in London was a first for me in many ways—my first time overseas, my first time navigating a new city with serious food allergies, and my first time balancing intense recruiting while trying to fully experience another country. Growing up in a small town in Ohio, international travel wasn’t…
Lala Mustafa is a junior from Azerbaijan studying International Relations and History. This semester, she’ll travel to Hiroshima and Tokyo through a Penn Global Seminar to explore international security dynamics in Northeast Asia. On campus, Lala serves as co-editor-in-chief of the Sigma Iota Rho Journal of International Relations and conducts research with Professor Julia Gray…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Our experience in Cairo deeply connected with our academic and professional goals as students of International Relations and History. Seeing concepts from our coursework come to life—such as the wealth gap described in Connected in Cairo—made abstract discussions more tangible. For example, the stark contrast in the types…
Biography Marilyn Shi is a rising junior at Wharton, concentrating in Real Estate and Legal Studies, with a minor in History of Art. This upcoming semester, she will be studying abroad at Università Bocconi. Originally from Queens, New York, she is grateful for the opportunity to expand her worldview across new geographies. On campus, she…
Biography Trakeem Chin is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in Political Science with a concentration inAmerican Politics and minoring in Korean Studies. In Fall 2025, he will be studying abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, where he will focus on Korean Language and Literature.Originally from Jamaica, Trakeem moved to the…
Biography Sophia Hall is a second-year student studying English with a creative writingconcentration and minoring in Consumer Psychology. She lives a double life: 19-year-old poetby day, secret agent by night. She can’t wait to spend the next semester at the University ofOtago, situated in the UNESCO City of Literature of Dunedin, New Zealand. Sophia representsher…
Anna Maria Flausino is a Sophmore from Philadelphia studying International Relations at the College of Arts and Sciences. This semester, she will be traveling to Minas Gerais, Brazil, with her Penn global seminar to delve into the impact of Portuguese colonialism in Brazil. On campus, Anna Maria is committed to exploring her interests in global…
Will Kelly is a junior majoring in English with minors in Economics and Urban Real Estate and Development. This semester, he will be traveling to Mongolia with his Penn Global Seminar to further an education in the development of Mongolian society, both sedentary and nomadic, over time. On campus, Will has experience as a columnist…
Tasmiah (Taz) Haque is sophomore in the College studying Economics with a minor in Linguistics. On campus, Taz is a Penn Abroad Leader for the Penn Abroad team, where she serves as an ambassador for Penn’s global programs. She is also a Writing Fellow at the Marks Family Writing Center, where she tutors her peers…
Iliana Alvarez Borges is a freshman in the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, where her target language is Spanish. This semester, she will be traveling to Mexico City with her Penn Global Seminar to study Latin American television, focusing on how globalization, digital media, and social movements have shaped the industry. On campus, Iliana…