GRIP: KK Fund, Taipei, Taiwan As my internship with KK Fund comes to a conclusion, I would like to share several great memories. Semiconductor Movie: A Chip OdysseyOne of the most memorable moments of my internship wasn’t at a pitch meeting or investor event—it was sitting in a dark theater, surrounded by fellow Penn alumni…
GRIP: Legal Research at University of Minho Law School in Braga, Portugal Hana Menkari, one of the Global Research and Internship Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during Summer 2025. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Sandra Amorim is an attorney pursuing her master’s degree in Braga, Portugal. As…
GRIP: Power Up Gambia Madison Shelton, one of the Global Research and Internship Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during Summer 2025. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Hi everyone! It’s Maddie here checking in from The Gambia! I have spent a considerable amount of time in what is…
GRIP: Sustainable Development in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam My fellow interns at Nuoa aren’t just work colleagues. They are my Grab Car commute buddies and the first customers of Homelet! Well, Homelet isn’t technically a restaurant. It’s just me and my coworkers Shaomin and Marcus eating omelets in my apartment in Ho Chi Minh…
GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina “Por qué amo a Buenos Aires” – Eladia Blázquez Porque hay amor en tus baldosasy es el dolor la misma cosa,porque te amo y me embriago con tu aireal nombrarte, Buenos Aires, en mi canción. Translation: Because there’s love in your sidewalksand pain feels like just another part,because…
GRIP: PR and Marketing in Bangkok, Thailand Bring Lightweight Clothing Before this program, I had never been anywhere near the Eastern Hemisphere, so you can imagine my surprise when the heat and humidity hit me like a truck. Even though I researched beforehand, the heat still caught me off guard. What saved me was packing…
GRIP: Engineering Research in Singapore Spending a summer in Singapore, I imagined long hours in the lab, challenging scientific problems, and maybe a few late-night reactions. I got all of that, and so much more. What I didn’t expect was how much I’d learn outside the lab: from the chaos of hawker centers to the…
Dates, nuts, and other snacks being sold by street vendor at braga romana, decorated to match the roman tradition
GRIP: Sustainable Development in Monteverde, Costa Rica Arriving in the country of ticos and ticas in the middle of the night trying to understand everything from the language to the unique ways of living felt surreal. Although I was completely lost at first, I soon encountered a kind taxi driver who patiently engaged with my…
GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina Coming from a Spanish-speaking household, I assumed that adjusting to life in Buenos Aires would be seamless. I spoke Spanish—so why wouldn’t I blend in like a local? That illusion was quickly shattered, even before I landed. On my flight, I sat next to a native Argentinian whose…