By: Josue Ruiz, CAS ’25 SA: CASA Barcelona: Spanish Universities Program, Spain Josue, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad 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. When I decided to study abroad in Barcelona, I anticipated that language would…
By: Connie Ni, SAS ’26 SA: Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Connie, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad 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. Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Philippines, Japan… If you had asked me about my…
By: Zarah Huo, NUR ’25 As I typed my progress notes recapping last night’s shift I entered “Condom catheter inserted at 2100 for overnight urinary incontinence.” My nurse looked over and laughed, asking “What is a condom catheter?” I explained that I was referring to the male external urinary catheter we had just inserted. She…
By: Karam Alkaissy, SEAS ’27 In less than 48 hours, I’ll find myself soaring above a blue canvas that modern-day cartographers prefer to omit on their maps (I am talking about the Pacific Ocean). Destination: Japan. Departure is imminent, but my bag is far from ready. Join me on my final errands as I look…
By: Molly Sparkman, CAS ’26 PGS: Case Studies in Environmental Sustainability After spending 3 hours a week for the past semester learning about Iceland I can’t even begin to express my excitement to be able to finally visit a country I have learned so much about. Being informed that we are going to be spending…
By: Aaleyah Jackson, CAS ’26 Tiananmen Square for the Flag Raising Ceremony PGS: Chinese Language On our last day, a group of students and I set our alarms for 1:00am to end our trip on an unforgettable experience, enriched with history and tradition. Everyday, thousands upon thousands of Chinese citizens wake up early and wait…
By: Aaleyah Jackson, CAS ’26 Picture taken at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall PGS: Chinese Language It’s t-minus 24 hours until I hop on a 16-hour flight to China, and I couldn’t be more excited! I started learning Chinese as a sophomore in high school and have dreamed of traveling to China ever since, eager to…
By: Yoonie Yang, Huntsman ’25 SA: CASA Seville: University of Seville Yoonie, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad 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. Although I recognize how silly it may sound, one of the questions I dreaded…
By: Yoonie Yang, Huntsman ’25 SA: CASA Seville: University of Seville Yoonie, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad 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. For the past 134 days since I landed in Sevilla, Spain, every day, I’ve…
By: Anna Zhou, SEAS ’25 Anna, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her experience abroad 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. As I watched the familiar buildings pass by through the window of the Uber, I was amazed by how much…