Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My academic and professional interests center on the intersection of art, business, and public policy. I first explored these interests through PGS: Tourism and Sustainability in Bali (Spring 2026), where I examined the opportunities and challenges of cultural tourism. I was extremely interested in how local art and…
Contact Ask Me About… What made my GRIP summer experience so special was that it was my first time working abroad and visiting Taiwan. Before going, I was incredibly excited, but also nervous about everything from finding housing to communicating in a non-native language. Rather than staying in an Airbnb, I wanted a more budget-friendly…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad As a finance major interested in technology investing, my internship at KK Fund allowed me to apply classroom concepts in a real investment setting while developing a much deeper understanding of the industries shaping the future. Through founder meetings, investment memos, due diligence, and attending conferences such as…
Contact Ask Me About… What made my experience unique was that my internship extended far beyond Taiwan. While based in Taipei with KK Fund, I also traveled to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Bangalore for work, giving me exposure to four different startup ecosystems in one summer. In Hong Kong, I attended the Asia Private Equity…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My experiences abroad have complemented my coursework in neuroscience, healthcare management, Spanish, and my broader interests in maternal and child health. Through PGS: Lactation and Birthcare Advocacy in the Dominican Republic, I had the opportunity to explore how breastfeeding practices, maternal support systems, and healthcare approaches vary across…
GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires Cover Photo: Mercado de San Telmo on a Sunday afternoon, Buenos Aires If you’re looking for love at first sight, don’t come to Buenos Aires. Argentina isn’t the kind of place that sweeps you off your feet the moment you arrive. Its air doesn’t hit you all at once.…
GRIP: Guatemala Health Initiative (GHI) Cover photo: GHI students walking to the Hospitalito in the morning While taking a break from my two prior summers of research in a biochemistry lab, I had doubts about whether this opportunity would make sense. I was mostly worried about being consistent, but I am glad that I sought…
GRIP: Engineering Research in Singapore When I first left India for the University of Pennsylvania, I thought I had already lived it. The traditional, quintessential “study abroad” experience. Moving halfway across the world at seventeen, new country, new culture, new people, new experiences… surely, that was all that “going abroad” meant. But somewhere between my…
GRIP: Wine, Heritage, and Hospitality in Porto, Portugal Cover photo: Cálem Cellar view from Dom Luís I Bridge (taken with with Nikon D3200) If someone in the past would have told me that I would be spending my freshman summer after college in Porto, Portugal giving wine tours, I would have called them absolutely insane.…
GRIP: Guatemala Health Initiative Cover photo: GHI student with cloudy background of the San Pedro summit. One may assume that as an Oregon native, hiking and outdoor adventures are part of my regular weekend routine. Despite my home base offering limitless beautiful landscapes, I will confess that I had not gone on a hike in…
