By: Claire Utomi, Wharton ’23 PanNature – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The best thing about new opportunities is the new. The new people, the new learning, the new skills, everything you discover. So, at this point, halfway through my internship, I’m going to talk about the new. During my first research topic, I explored financial…
By: Kat Wang, SEAS ’23 Kat beginning a language-learning course for Korean on Rosetta Stone. Nerdy Joy – Seoul, South Korea I’m Kat and I’m interning at Nerdy Joy this summer. Virtual internships certainly depart from the traditional in-person format, and I frequently reflected on the differences, both positive and negative, before starting this program. Now,…
By: Wendy Lliguichuzhca, CAS ’22 Wendy (top right) on a Zoom call with Luciana (supervisor at SAHDES; bottom) and Hannah (mentor from Puentes; top left) at a mid-internship check-in. SAHDES – Buenos Aires, Argentina One aspect of SAHDES’ work that initially drew me to this organization was its interdisciplinary approach to maternal and infant health. Through programs like…
By: Gloria Mpundu, Nursing ’22 Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland Before I came to Penn nursing, I was not aware of different career options such as policy making, research, and education that nurses can pursue to make an impact on the healthcare field. Inspired by the work of my professors, research sparked my interest the most and…
By: Kristina Gorel, CAS ’23 Kristina (top right) in her typical weekly meeting with Tricia (top left), her supervisor, and Jessica (bottom), the other intern on the team. Hecho Por Nosotros & animaná – Buenos Aires, Argentina As soon as I had arrived at Penn as a freshman, I had begun hearing about GRIP internships and…
By: Sarah Diaz, CAS ’23 University of Auckland – New Zealand For the entirety of the program, I will be helping Professor Linda Tyler of the University of Auckland and the Auckland Art Gallery prepare an upcoming exhibition on Lucy Wertheim and the one-hundred-some works she donated to the Gallery, which makes up one of…
By: Keerthi Jayaraman, CAS ‘23 Keerthi sitting at her desk at home in New Jersey. Fundación Instituto David Hume – Buenos Aires, Argentina As the Indian sun burned my skin, I barely registered my discomfort in the city of Chennai when enthusiastic girls shouted “Akka!” (“older sister” in Tamil) as they raised their hands in…
By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachael enjoying a plate of boxty while working on the literature review for the project. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland This summer, I had the privilege of working with an amazing team based out of Trinity College Dublin. Professor Eimear McGlinchey, my PI, and Holley Dennehy and Andrew Allen,…
By: Nina (Yichen) Wei, CAS ’23 Nina working remotely from Philly. NoCamels.com – Herzliya, Israel For the past two weeks, I have been working as an intern for NoCamels.com, a news website covering innovation and technology from Israel. So far, my task focuses on writing weekly news features and daily news briefs on developments in the…
By: Emily Grossarth, Huntsmans ’24 Emily hard at work. Sempli – Medellin, Colombia Over the course of the past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of interning for Sempli, the leading online lending platform for small businesses in Colombia. Although I have been conducting my internship from my childhood bedroom in New Jersey, the…