By: Amy Liu, SEAS ’25 Amy with friends at a Sunset Picnic. GRIP: Engineering Research in Aachen I never would have thought a casual text to another intern would have such a huge impact. Two days into my GRIP internship in Aachen, I found myself suddenly without plans for the evening after work hours. Previous…
By: Dianna Trujillo, CAS ’25 Trajineras cruising down the canal. GRIP: Ashoka In my time in Mexico City, I can probably say that I visited the canals of Xochimilco more than the average tourist does during their stay, specifically four times in a short span of time. Xochimilco, for those who don’t know, is a…
By: Lily Yan, CAS ’23 Lily and her fellow intern, Eesha Balar, with staff from the hospital laboratory.  GRIP: Power Up Gambia Interning at Bwiam General Hospital (BGH) in The Gambia was a lifechanging opportunity that has made me rethink my future academic and career goals. This summer, my main task was to reach…
By: Cindy Batulzii, CAS ’25 Cindy at the Palais des Nations Love is a strong word but it is how I would use it to describe my summer abroad. Prior to arriving in Ferney-Voltaire, a small town on the border of France and Switzerland, I envisioned myself making the absolute most of my time once…
By: Karen Li, SEAS ’25 Presenting my results on internet security at the final research symposium at RWTH Aachen University. I have an aversion to eating in the dining hall alone. At Penn, between attending crowded lectures, grabbing meals with friends, and living in one of the densely populated highrise buildings, there are rarely moments…
By: Yi Xin Gwee, Wharton ’25 Gimli the office dog and I Business in Sydney, Australia During my environmental leadership class (LGST 2600) at Penn, one of our assignments was writing a proposal for a sustainable business. As I have always been interested in the intersection between sustainability and tech, I proposed creating sustainable procurement…
By: Samina Kaushek, CAS ’25 Samina at Luz Ballestero’s Fashion Event in June 2023 GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina As I imagined my friends marching into Midtown Manhattan dressed in suits, I knew my summer would look quite different. It would be the summer when I worked in fashion in Buenos Aires. I…
By: Danny Boyko, CAS ’26 Danny’s supervisor, Santi, provides an Argentinian perspective on balancing between work, school, and entrepreneurship. GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina Danny Boyko, a GRIP Global Career Guide interviews his supervisor at Mind & Process. Meet Santiago Barrio Miramon, An Argentinian Student, Consultant, and Entrepreneur Over the course of the…
By: Autumn Cortright, CAS ’25 Exploring the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey in the Rye Valley GRIP: The Laurence Sterne Trust, Coxwold, England It was dark by the time Patrick and Chris picked me up from the York train station. Unusual, as I would come to find out: Shandy Hall, the museum trust where I’m working this…
By: Yeng Shao, Nursing ’25 Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. GRIP: Nursing Research in Dublin, Ireland I headed back to Penn for the Fall 2022 semester, and I was learning wondrous stories from my peers about the experiences they had while abroad during their GRIP placements. Backpacking in Asia, a great stipend, an opportunity to…
