By: Olivia Meuser, CAS ’22 Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland As a rising senior who did not get an abroad experience because of COVID-19, I decided to apply to a GRIP program. Luckily, GRIP offered many programs that I was interested in, but I felt particularly drawn to Trinity College Dublin’s research programs. As…
By: Kaitlyn McGeehan, Nursing ’23 An Image of the Old Library at Trinity College Dublin that the program director used as her Zoom on orientation day. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland I have always been a planner. If you ask me where I see myself five years from now, I could guarantee you that I…
By: Erin Feeney, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Photo taken by Kevin Yang (CAS ’20) Global experiences in the fields of education and community development can provide key opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience and apply their knowledge and skills in a new context. Through the Global Research & Internship Program (GRIP), Penn students from across…
By: Erin Feeney, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Sophie (left) at the Sydney Opera House with fellow GRIP Intern, Niva Patel Global experiences in business and communications can provide key opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience and apply their knowledge and skills in a new context. Through the Global Research & Internship Program (GRIP), Penn students…
By: Erin Feeney, Penn Abroad Graduate Assistant Ruth Lee (left) at the World Medical Association Our Global Research and Internship Program (GRIP) is accepting applications until January 7, 2021! Through GRIP, Penn students can apply to intern or conduct research with one of dozens of organizations based around the world in more than 20 countries.…
By: Shreya Naraparaju, Penn Abroad Leader, CAS ‘22 Simran traveling in summer 2018 Simran Chand, a rising senior studying Biology and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies on a pre-medical track, has been abroad twice during her time at Penn: first, to Spain through a Penn Global Seminar (PGS), and immediately after, to Sydney, Australia as part…
By: Selene Li, CAS ’22 Selene at the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine in Kyoto Campbell Lab at University of Tokyo – Japan Penn Abroad Leader Selene Li, reflects on her experience and offers key lessons and advice for making the most of your time abroad. Make the most of each day When I compare my eight…
By: Needhi Mehta, CAS ’20 Needhi (third from left) and other GRIP interns taking a hike up Mount Batur in Bali, Indonesia Lien Centre for Social Innovation – Singapore “Jhavadho, je che eh che!”- “Let it go, it is what it is” I hear my aunt tell my mother when she reminisces for a second on…
By: Neelu Paleti, CAS ’21 Neelu (right) conducting fieldwork in Sri Lanka with a fellow research assistant from Sri Lanka. International Center for Ethnic Studies – Kandy, Sri Lanka Despite the wind blowing around me, beads of sweat formed on my forehead as I sat waiting for my first interview. This wasn’t like any of the previous…
By: Mariana Velasco, Huntsman ’22 University of Minho Law School – Braga, Portugal As an intern at the Law School at the University of Minho I have been able to work in multiple projects, but I would like to focus on my favorite one so far. The first couple of weeks I had the incredible…