By: Kenneth Shinn, CAS ’21 Urun Big Data Services – Guangzhou, China Since my parents were both from the Guangzhou area in China before moving to the U.S., I grew up in a household that spoke a mash of Cantonese and English, and I never started learning Mandarin until college. However, going into this internship in…
By: João Campos do Vale Dourado, CAS ’21 Ashoka – Mexico City, Mexico I have been working at Ashoka in Mexico City for over a month now, and I can say for sure that it has been an incredibly rich learning experience. This is the first real job I have ever had, and it has…
By: Shreya Subramanian, Wharton ’21 Océano Patagonia – Puerto Piramídes, Argentina Every day at Océano Patagonia is wildly different. At this eco-friendly boutique hotel in coastal Patagonia, I meet guests from all over the world and get to experience new things every day. Océano Patagonia sits right on the beach in Puerto Pirámides, a small…
By: Kimberly Batista, Wharton ’20 Yanqi Lake Park in Beijing Porter Novelli – Beijing, China When I first arrived, it seemed neither I nor my coworkers really knew what to expect from this experience but we were aware it would be a learning period for all of us. Without knowing the language, they weren’t sure…
By: Jane Bozsik, CAS ’19 Owl Monkey Project – Formosa Province, Argentina My time abroad has been more unusual than most. Most of the week we spend camping in the Gran Chaco, crafting our own meals over a stovetop rather than eating out. Our camp diet is composed of whatever is offered at local grocery…
By: Jesse Barr, CAS ’19 Penn Laboratory for Understanding Science – Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador My host family consists primarily of an older couple named Norma and Milton, but also includes two of their children, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren living directly adjacent who often join us for meals. My entire team – four girls,…
By: Steven Shapiro, SEAS ’21 MSTF Partners – Lisbon, Portugal My internship is at a marketing agency, MSTF Partners, and it is the largest and most successful advertising firm in all of Portugal. What makes the agency so unique however is its one of a kind atmosphere. Partners prides itself in its “out-of-the-box” philosophy, bringing creative and…
By: Sophia Fraga, CAS ’20 Science Workshop – Hong Kong I’ve never been good at directions– in fact, I still struggle with telling right and left. For most of my life, I’ve relied heavily on google maps to get me from A to B. Before coming to Hong Kong, I decided that I would not…
By: Gillian Diebold, CAS ’21 Done Comunicación – Buenos Aires, Argentina Some of the best experiences one can have are those unplanned, those not found in any guide book or website. In my time so far in Buenos Aires, these experiences have been the little things: discovering new cafes or streets filled with art and…
By: Eric Wang, CAS ’21 DAS Marketing Service, Siegel+Gale – Shanghai, China Growing up in a Chinese family, I have learned Mandarin as my first language. I attended public elementary school in China, but I have not spoken Mandarin often ever since I left China at the age of eleven. In America, the only time…