Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad I always wanted to study abroad for reasons beyond just traveling around Europe. To me, it was a chance to expand my horizons in a completely new way, much like my decision to come to Penn in the first place. Edinburgh’s Engineering program is one of the best…
Contact Ask Me About… I spent my summer working at a Port wine producer in Porto, Portugal, but some of my favorite memories have almost nothing to do with wine. Ask me about the walk to work through Jardim de Morro and along the Douro River, which I complained about when I first arrived and…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Unimelb is recognized by the Penn Biology Department as having a strong biology program, which is one reason why I selected the CASA Melbourne program. Unimelb offers many biology courses that are not offered at Penn, including the two subjects I enrolled in: Australian Wildlife Biology and Principles…
Contact Ask Me About… My closest friends at Penn did not study abroad, so leaving them to go abroad for a semester was definitely nerve-wracking. I did not know anyone in my home city (Barcelona, Spain): a complete fresh start. While it took time to make friends and find community, I now have lifelong friends…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad As an International Relations and Economics double major, I have always wanted to go abroad, and through Penn Abroad, I am fortunate to have done that in different capacities. East Asia has been my region of interest since I started Penn and is also the area that I…
Contact Ask Me About… Through PGS in England, I had my first experience studying abroad through a structured academic program, exploring my interests in history, culture, and language. Through GRIP in Porto, Portugal, I lived independently for two months while working full-time at a gelateria, using English, Spanish, and Portuguese in a multilingual workplace and…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My experience in Sydney connected directly to my academic and professional goals in Finance and Real Estate at Wharton by showing me how the skills I develop in the classroom translate into real organisational settings. I applied skills in analysis, communication, project coordination, and problem-solving while supporting nonprofit…
Contact Ask Me About… My GRIP experience in Tunis was unique because it was a direct placement rather than a cohort program. I was the only student in my program and the only American at my internship, so I spent three months building relationships and navigating a professional environment from scratch. My study abroad experience…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My academic and professional interests center on the intersection of art, business, and public policy. I first explored these interests through PGS: Tourism and Sustainability in Bali (Spring 2026), where I examined the opportunities and challenges of cultural tourism. I was extremely interested in how local art and…
Contact Ask Me About… What made my GRIP summer experience so special was that it was my first time working abroad and visiting Taiwan. Before going, I was incredibly excited, but also nervous about everything from finding housing to communicating in a non-native language. Rather than staying in an Airbnb, I wanted a more budget-friendly…
