By: Eric Chen, SEAS ’26 Scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef. GRIP: Business in Sydney Descending down the ladder into the crystal clear water, the weight of my oxygen tank and scuba gear disappeared. Bubbles rose towards the surface as I inhaled deep breaths through my mouthpiece. As I oriented myself to my surroundings,…
By: Ignacio Felix-Padilla, CAS ’26 Ignacio and his team in front of Sogrape’s headquarters. GRIP: Wine, Heritage, and Hospitality in Porto, Portugal Greetings again, fellow travelers! As my remarkable journey in Porto, Portugal, draws to a close, I’m filled with a mix of emotions. The past month has been an incredible continuation of my internship…
By: Sergio Carballido, CAS ’26 Uruguayan asado with MiFinanzas’s friends. GRIP: Entrepreneurship in Montevideo As I sit down to reflect on my time during the Penn Abroad internship in Uruguay, I am filled with a sense of nostalgia and gratitude for the experiences I had and the lessons I learned. The journey has been transformative,…
By: Dipon Biswas, CAS ’26 GRIP: FinTech in Medellin Prior to arriving in Medellin, I had constantly heard about the city’s immense economic growth in recent years. New startups were flourishing and the city could now look to a much brighter future than ever before. In this exciting time I had the privilege of working…
By: Sarai Adams, Wharton ’26 GRIP: Business in Sydney I bet you never could have imagined you would be flying half way across the world to live in a country you have never been to for two months with a group of people you basically know nothing about while interning for a job that could…
By: Roodarnley Pierre-Louis, CAS ’26 Roodarnley with coworkers after their first soccer game! GRIP: Social Impact in Buenos Aires Coming into the internship in Buenos Aires, one of my most prominent concerns would be how I would navigate the workplace environment given that my Spanish wasn’t the best. I was met with one of the…
By: Irene Park, CAS ’25 GRIP: Business Development in Singapore When I first learned that I’d be working in business development for one of Singapore’s most well-established multinational luxury hospitality brands, I wasn’t so sure what to expect. Prior to this role, I’d worked in growth marketing for a startup so the prospect of working…
By: Julian Ward, Wharton ’26 Photo outside Julian’s office. GRIP: Business Development in Singapore Working at Pand.ai, a seed-stage AI startup based in the heart of Singapore, offered me many invaluable lessons that I will undoubtedly carry with me throughout my professional and personal life. As my first real job, this experience was more than…
By: Antonia Solar, CAS ’25 Photo along the Singapore River. My first week in Singapore, I explored the area around my hotel a lot. The Singapore river goes all along the city to the Marina Bay area. I walked a lot along the river to see the different sights around. I was really glad to…
By: Antonia Solar, CAS ’25 Office hotpot lunch! My experience working in the office in Singapore was very positive. From the very beginning, everyone at the Lien Centre was extremely welcoming. They encouraged us to be loud and make the space our own, as well as to share our thoughts and social learnings on anything…