SA Correspondents Fall 2024

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Connie Ni

Contact Ask me about… My Experience Abroad: Through my study abroad at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, I continued to pursue my major (Health & Societies), my minor (East Asian Area Studies), and my SNF Paideia Fellowship. All of my courses were transferred back for credit at Penn. My experiences abroad, both academically and…

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Deepika Kannan

Contact Ask me about… My Experience Abroad: I studied abroad at University College London’s Bartlett School of Planning to gain a more specialized understanding of Urban Studies. In the UCL urban planning coursework, I took courses in urban economics, GIS mapping software, urban social change movements in London, and social implications of infrastructure. I gained…

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Guadalupe Espinoza

Contact Ask me about… My Experience Abroad: One of the best 4 months of my life! This study abroad experience was not only academically challenging but also gave me the incredible opportunity to visit three different continents in one semester. I would absolutely do it again if I could.The classes were taught by local professors…

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Josue Ruiz

Contact Ask me about… One unique aspect of my experience in Barcelona was participating in English conversation groups with locals who were working to improve their conversational skills. These sessions were an incredible way to connect with people from the community while also reflecting on the shared challenge of language acquisition. As someone striving to…

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Zarah Huo

Contact Ask me about… My Experiences Abroad: At the University of Queensland, I had the opportunity to take courses on nursing practice in the Australian healthcare system and conduct clinical rotations as a student nurse. Having only done formal healthcare education in the U.S., even the tiniest of differences surprised me. Whilst these differences initially…

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Liam Umbs

Contact Ask me about… I feel like I had a pretty unique experience that other students can definitely learn from. Firstly, I applied to the program super last-minute, so I had to work very quickly to get all of my application information together and take the French language exam because I had not studied French…