By: Nandika Komirisetti, WHARTON ’24 A portion of Nandika’s completed business model project. RedBeard Talent- Sydney, Australia As I reach the last few days of my global internship, I’m shocked at how quickly the time went by. Reflecting back on the beginning of my internship with RedBeard Talent, I recall feelings of excitement being overshadowed…
By: Cynthia Adhiambo, SEAS ’24 Cynthia anxiously awaiting her first meeting with her supervisor. Sicunet Inc – Seoul, Republic of Korea Although I look calm and relaxed, a lot is going through my head as I sit and wait for the clock to hit 10:00 PM for my first meeting with my supervisor at Sicunet Inc.…
By: Rodolfo Pena Jr, CAS ’23 Rodolfo preparing for his final meeting with his supervisor and his mentor. Wingu – Buenos Aires, Argentina I never truly understood just how fast time passes, until I sat down and reflected on the past two months. Like a summer gust of wind, the months of June and July…
By: Helen Lortie, SEAS ’24 The background of Helen’s virtual booth for the final presentations. RWTH Aachen University – Germany My research experience was impactful in many ways. Now that it has ended, I have taken some time to reflect on what it was that I achieved and what I am grateful for about the…
By: Brian Vu, CAS ’22 Brian’s research presentation for his final evaluation meeting. Hanoi University of Public Health – Vietnam One week after the conclusion of my GRIP internship, my mornings now consist of snoozed alarms and sleeping in. What were once back-to-back meetings are now disorganized and boring days. Looking back at the past…
By: Jessie Zou, Wharton ’23 Jessie at her makeshift home office completing projects. B&D Law Firm – Beijing, China Hi everyone! I am a rising junior studying legal studies and finance at Wharton. I have always been interested in law and considered a career in law, so I really wanted to have some hands-on experience to see…
By: Egret Jin, SEAS ’23 Screenshot of a desktop with many pages open. Saib – Seoul, Republic of Korea When I first got my internship request I felt incredibly nervous. I was excited, of course, to embark on a new global experience, but I had no idea what to expect. Even though it would be…
By: Keerthi Jayaraman, CAS ‘23 Keerthi enjoying the docuseries “Street Food: Latin America” on Netflix and learning about Argentine cuisine from the Buenos Aires episode. Fundación Instituto David Hume – Buenos Aires, Argentina ¿Cómo se dice…? is a phrase I have learned to be comfortable with using in my Buenos Aires-based internship. This Spanish phrase roughly translates…
By: Angela Shen, Huntsman ’24 Angela seated by the windows at her local public library, where she completes her work for Grandall Law Firm. Grandall Law Firm – Beijing, China “Do you speak Chinese?” One of the first questions out of my interviewer’s mouth as I looked dutifully at his image on my phone screen,…
By: Xiteng Lin, LPS ’22 Xiteng posing at work desk. Ualá – Buenos Aires, Argentina The project that I am currently working on is developing Ualá’s first-ever Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategy to be reviewed and implemented by the company’s leadership in the coming future. Ualá’s employee count has almost reached a thousand from only about two…