Melissa Arreola is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, double majoring in Political Science with a concentration in Comparative Politics and in History with a concentration in Political History. In the spring of 2026 she will be studying abroad at the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, where she will learn about Mexican politics and history.…
Allison is a senior from Buffalo studying neuroscience with minors in healthcare management and creative writing. This semester, she’ll travel to the Galápagos Islands with the PGS, Darwin’s Laboratory: exploring the islands through the lens of evolutionary theory, its development, and climate policy. On campus, she is involved in the Student Harm Reduction Coalition, Shelter Health…
Chenyao Liu is a junior from Indiana studying Earth & Environmental Science and Cinema & Media Studies. Over winter break, she’ll travel to Taipei through a Penn Global Seminar to explore energy security and cross-straits relations in Taiwan. She also explores environmental issues closer to home as a Student Eco-Rep for Penn Sustainability. Outside the classroom, Chenyao is…
Mariama Njie is a junior from Douglasville, Georgia double majoring in Communications and Africana Studies. This semester, she’ll travel to the Gandhi Ashram in Gujarat, India through a Penn Global Seminar to examine non-violent social and political movements and the immense power of compassionate leadership. On campus, Mariama serves as the Political Chair for UMOJA,…
Anya is a junior from Boston, MA studying Bioengineering and Robotics. This winter, she’ll travel to Santiago, Chile with her Penn Global Seminar to learn about the Chilean healthcare system. On campus, Anya is on the board for the Society of Women Engineers and is working on building a surgical robot at the GRASP Lab. She’s passionate about…
Biography Franz-Josef Knops is representing the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) at the University of Pennsylvania during the fall semester. He is pursuing a three-year undergraduate degree in International Business Administration at RSM, where his studies include courses such as Corporate Finance, Spreadsheet Modelling (an advanced Excel-focused course), and Business Law. At Penn, Franz-Josef is…
Biography Kelyn Chan is a junior at the National University of Singapore (NUS), majoring in Political Science. As an EAP Correspondent, she looks forward to sharing her exchange experience at Penn with her peers, as well as with prospective and incoming exchange students. Having once been uncertain about whether Penn was the right fit for…
Biography Hanxi Guo is a sophomore from the University of Sydney, majoring in Computer Science and Statistics. At Penn, she is excited to embrace new traditions and perspectives, while as an EAP Correspondent, she hopes to share her journey in a way that encourages future exchange students to welcome the unknown with curiosity. In her…
Biography Amanda Namour is a second-year Business Management student at King’s College London. This fall, she will be spending a semester at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Through her exchange, Amanda hopes to learn from Penn’s renowned professors, explore Philadelphia, and build meaningful connections with peers from around the world. She is…
Contact Ask Me About… Experiencing an abroad environment alone for the first time felt surreal and, at times, lonely. Yet, with every abroad experience, there are always those converging feelings of excitement and fear. Being an identical twin sister who didn’t go to the same university as my sister, I felt as though this abroad…