Contact Ask Me About… During my internship in Vietnam, I wasn’t just working full-time at Nuoa.io— I was also juggling a Penn online course (Gods, Ghosts, and Monsters) and my role as Global Director of Marketing for a nonprofit. Each responsibility operated in a different time zone, and each demanded real attention and energy. With…
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Contact Ask Me About… Student accommodations. This opportunity was one of the various paths I could’ve chosen in terms of housing in the grand city of Dublin. I was stuck between a homestay, which allows me to be culturally immersed with a family that is already well settled in the neighborhoods of Dublin; or living…
Contact Ask Me About… These are a couple of questions I’d be happy to expand upon if asked! How do you manage traveling without knowing the local language?I found creative ways to navigate transportation (sleeper bus!), order food (local apps), and explore new places despite the language barrier, and I’m happy to share practical tips…
Contact Ask Me About… Through my experience abroad, I had to learn how to work and communicate in my second language. I quickly realized that speaking Spanish in real life was much different than my experiences in the classroom, especially when I was expected to contribute in a professional environment. At the same time, it…
Contact Ask Me About… I intentionally chose the same destination—Australia—for both of my consecutive Penn Abroad programs. This decision gave me the unique opportunity to spend an extended period in a new country and explore its culture from multiple perspectives. Through the Penn Global Seminar (PGS), I was introduced to Aboriginal communities and visited remote,…
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…