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Faruk Ecirli

Contact Ask me about… Other students should ask me, “How was it like not being home for almost 6 months?” As an international student studying in the US, I have navigated the complexities of being away from home for extended periods, but this year was particularly unique. I had not been back home since after…

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Martina Bulgarelli

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad The Penn Global Seminar: Communicating Change in Mongolia gave me the opportunity to delve into the unique aspects of a country that resonates with me, much like my home country, Italy, which is known for its rich cultural heritage and close-knit traditional communities. This immersive experience has greatly…

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Lorraine Ruppert

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad This experience related to my pursuit of an urban studies major with a focus on the built environment and sustainability and my interest in architectural history. The course greatly focused on Mongolia’s transition from a primarily nomadic society to a sedentary one and the many political stresses that…

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Joan Bamgboye

Contact Ask me about… I feel that I could be helpful with students worried about: My Experience Abroad: My experience studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh introduced me to a more independent, self-driven method of education. In-class time was significantly less than what I was used to at Penn, and for the first couple…

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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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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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Henry McDaniel

Contact Ask Me About… Although wine production has nothing to do with my coursework or major, my GRIP experience in Porto gave me invaluable soft skills such as marketing, salesmanship and cross-cultural communication. These skills will aid me in my goal of becoming a diplomat, because it displays the necessary dimensions required to effectively operate…

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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

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Tasmiah Haque

Contact Ask me about… As a FGLI student, traveling abroad was something very inaccessible for me and my family. Traveling in general was always far too expensive, and my parents only ever traveled during family emergencies. This is why I value PGS and Penn Abroad so much. Being able to partake in a PGS course…

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Tracy Zhang

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad This class provided me with an amazing experience abroad as I further developed my interests and found new ones. As a nursing major with a global health minor, I have always wanted to learn about how the healthcare system in the US compares to that of other countries.…