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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
By: Waseem Faheem, Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program Waseem, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Fall 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Missed me, fellow alien? Well, time for the second part of your orientation! To invade Earth, you’ll…
By: Waseem Faheem, Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program Waseem, one of the Exchange at Penn Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Fall 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. With the second semester starting in a few days, I thought I’d reflect on my life at…
