Contact Ask Me About… I studied abroad in a country I had never visited before and where I didn’t speak the language, so a big part of my experience was learning how to adjust to an entirely new environment and eventually make Lisbon feel like home. I also traveled almost every weekend, which taught me…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My experience at SNU connected my academic interested in Cognitive, Computer, and Data Science with new perspectives and insights. I took Intro to Game Theory and Development of Young Children. These two courses involve knowledge and important analysis methods for human behavior. In Game Theory, the professor provided…
Contact Ask Me About… Studying at the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world, while completing my Computer Science degree at Penn, one of the oldest in the U.S, was an incredible experience. I took all my engineering coursework entirely in Italian, which meant relearning how to study from scratch in a new…
Contact Ask Me About… Going abroad for a full semester was very different from any of my previous experiences traveling or studying internationally. There was enough time for the novelty to wear off and for questions I had not really considered beforehand to become important: I would love to speak with students about that transition,…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad As someone studying business at Penn, I wanted to use my study abroad experience as an opportunity to lean more into liberal arts coursework that differed from my typical studies. I intentionally took courses that would help me better understand the culture of Madrid and Spain. For example,…
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…
