Exchange at Penn

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Philly: The City of Brotherly Love

By: Andrea Paruta, Trinity College Dublin Andrea, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed.   Philadelphia is often called the City of Brotherly Love, and after spending time here, I finally understand…

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Finding Home Away from Home at Penn

By: Bastian Mey, RWTH Aachen University Bastian, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As my semester at Penn comes to an end, I once again find myself reflecting on the incredible…

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Life is busy, but remember to make time for experience

By: Minh Hang Nguyen, KU Leuven Minh Hang, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. In September, I already knew my October would be crazily busy, especially during the first 2 weeks.…

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From Aachen to America: First Steps and Fresh Perspectives at Penn

By: Bastian Mey, RWTH Aachen Bastian, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed.   Upon arriving at Penn, I was afraid that there would be some challenges settling in and connecting with…

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Work Hard, Play Hard

By: Andrea Paruta, Trinity College Dublin Andrea, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. The first weeks at Penn have been a rollercoaster of emotions, from social events and parties to early…

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Highlights of Exchange Part II

By: Celia Ngoga, Queen Mary University of London Celia, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience at Penn during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. The spring semester went by very rapidly but was one of my most enriching and busiest…

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She’ll Be Alright

By: Kevin Park, University of Sydney Kevin, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. So when you don’t want everything to come to an end, but it does and you get sentimental,…

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Spring Break?!

By: Kevin Park, University of Sydney Kevin, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience at Penn during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. On a beautiful February morning, a big quarter life crisis crumbled upon me. Not because I was lonely,…

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Highlights of Exchange

By: Celia Ngoga, Queen Mary University of London Celia, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience at Penn during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. 8th August 2023, waiting for my flight to Philadelphia, overwhelmed by thoughts. Did I make the…

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Exchange at Penn: Your Story

By: Ayaka Tamura, Doshisha University Ayaka, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares her experience at Penn during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Freshman year, you already know you want to do a study abroad program to study creative writing. You’ve always…

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