By: Stephanie Tran Rojas, Nursing ’20 Lien Centre for Social Innovation – Singapore When first entering the office of the media team, I felt a worried chill zing through me. “What if I can’t make friends?” However, this doubt quickly dissipated amongst the lighthearted banter of the group. I was introduced to the team, added…
By: Miyu Ono, SEAS ’21 Eight Roads Ventures – Tokyo, Japan Roppongi, Tokyo is filled with soaring, sleek towers – a testament to the modern edge that Japan prides itself on. The building my internship is located in is no different. From the start, I was impressed by the elegant design and the vibrant urban…
By: Danielle Goh, Wharton ’20 KK Fund – Singapore One of the most surprising things about working at KK Fund is that every day is rarely the same: I’ll be assigned to attending tech/startup conferences, hearing the pitches of startups, writing industry reports and everything in between. Unlike a lot of traditional internships in finance,…
By: Khizrah Naveed, CAS ’20 Liwwa – Amman, Jordan The old ruins of the citadel watch over the city from Jabal Al-Qaela, the highest hill in Amman. Its fortified walls look over the city’s inhabitants and the half-toppled columns of the Temple of Hercules still loom of over all those who come to visit the…
By: Rachel Weinstein, CAS ’20 StartSomeGood – Sydney, Australia I have found myself facing a striking internal contradiction, stuck between feeling like a visitor on the opposite end of the world and a native Sydney resident rushing to work each morning and scoffing at the tourists who pause and clog the sidewalks. I know to…
By: Madeline McGovern, SEAS ’19 Gambia Goat Dairy Food plays a major role in my life. I wake up thinking about breakfast, dream about lunch as soon as I have cleaned my oatmeal dishes, plan dinner while eating lunch and go to bed excited for breakfast in 8 hours. However, in the US I wouldn’t…
By: Zoe Walker, CAS ’21 Sydney Story Factory – Australia For the past year, I have answered the question, “What do you want to do?” with a variety of vague, searching, tongue-in-cheek responses. That has not changed after a week and a half in Australia: I still have little idea what my professional path will…
By: Miriam Motlak, CAS ’21 United Helping Hands Nepal During my wonderful time in Nepal, I ran across Fearless Nepal, powerful NGO dedicated to advocating and implementing social change among disadvantaged groups in society. Founded in 2015, Fearless Nepal is run by Siratram Karki as chairman and six other members who believe in a profound…
By: Kerry O’Neil, CAS ’20 Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town – South Africa My first two weeks in Cape Town have flown by in a sea of great coffee and breathtaking views. The city has truly stolen my heart and the people I have met here so far have been unwaveringly warm and happy to…
By: Daniel K., CAS ’21 Science Workshop – Hong Kong After just a few days worth of the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, it’s safe to say I was feeling the big city energy. Coming from Michigan, going to school in Philadelphia at Penn felt like a big city life to me. That was…