By: Angela Lao, CAS ’23 Angela listening to a PI research presentation at night at her childhood desk. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland After the daily TV show my dad watches at 9:30 pm in Macau time, he usually walks into my room and asks what I am doing. Subconsciously, I “shh” him in…
By: Brian Vu, CAS ’22 Brian’s workspace for the duration of his internship. Hanoi University of Public Health – Vietnam As a Vietnamese person born and raised in the United States (or Việt kiều as the locals call it, which translates to “overseas Vietnamese”), the only times I have traveled to my motherland were during…
By: Philip Pan, Wharton ’24 The KK Fund team at a weekly meeting. KK Fund – Singapore Entrepreneurship has always been a passion of mine. I’m energized by the innovation that is demonstrated throughout the entrepreneurial process: formulating an idea, evaluating market opportunities, translating the idea into a tangible offering, and commercializing the product. While…
By: Scott Klein, Wharton ’24 A Zoom breakout room of a Business in Sydney social event. Featured snacks include Tim Tams, Cherry Ripe, and Vegemite. bronID – Sydney, Australia Coming to Penn, I knew that I wanted to have an international experience before graduating. Since most students study abroad in the latter half of their…
By: Rachael Chansler, Nursing ’23 Rachel’s computer screen waiting for the webinar, the learning, and the music to begin. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland The summer seems to still have barely begun. The kids I babysit seem to have barely grown. The summer league I joined seems to barely have started. Yet the end…
By: Emily Ai, CAS ’22 Manna Project International – Quito, Ecuador Throughout college, I have always looked forward to the opportunity to study abroad. As a student currently pursuing medicine and having a strong passion for community service, I knew that I wanted to immerse myself in a program dedicated to reaching out to the community…
By: Kaitlyn McGeehan, Nursing ’23 Kaitlyn preparing for her weekly coffee chat. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland In the virtual setting, I learned that it is a challenge for me to let my social personality come through along with my serious academic side. One way that Trinity College has allowed my peers and me…
By: Rohan Krishnan, Wharton ’24 Rohan’s workspace for the summer. Ashoka – Mexico City, Mexico Before starting my first semester at Penn, I made a list on my phone of all the different experiences I wanted to try over the next four years, from spectating the Penn Relays to finally studying Hindi. The Global Research…
By: Drake Goodman, Huntsman ’24 Drake speaking to the International Expansion Team and CEO of Ualá in Spanish as they prepare for a presentation launching the business operations into a new country. Ualá – Buenos Aires, Argentina Embarking on a mission to drastically improve the lives of millions of individuals, therefore transforming socioeconomic and geopolitical trends…
By: Sonia Tam, CAS ’24 Sonia working at home with her cat. KK Fund – Singapore Admittedly, perhaps half the reason I initially applied to KK Fund in Singapore was because of the location. As someone coming from Hong Kong applying during COVID-19 times, I wanted to believe that an in-person internship was perhaps possible…