By: Zoe Lu, Wharton ’25 Zoe participating in the Tower of Hanoi team relay Environmental Sustainability in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I never expected to like the startup culture as much as I do now. As someone who enjoys predictability and structure, I wasn’t sure if the flexibility of startup work would fit me. However,…
By: Krystal Li, SEAS ’25 Krystal in the lab. Engineering Research in Singapore As part of the Engineering Research in Singapore program, I am doing research at the National University of Singapore (NUS) for 2 months. The research project I’ve been assigned to is called decentralized traffic signal control for urban mobility under professor Guillaume…
By: Brandon Lee, College ’25 Brandon and his colleagues International Development in Seoul, South Korea To be completely honest, I had no idea what to expect on my first day working in Seoul, South Korea. This was my first internship experience, and the train ride to the office felt like an eternity. Walking into the busy,…
By: David Adam Kato, College ’24 David and his co-interns visiting the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum. World Medical Association in Ferney-Voltaire, France As you are considering applying to the World Medical Association (WMA) GRIP placement, I am sure one of the things you are curious about is what your professional life will look like?…
By: Stella Hung, College ’24 Stella and friends at Taronga Zoo Business in Sydney, Australia If I were to choose a single word that encapsulates my summer abroad in Sydney, it would be hunger. As my time here is wrapping up and I reflect on these past two months, I can only think of the…
By: Carmen Harrison Montoya, College ’24 Carmen standing in one of the many alleyways in Palermo Soho known for its colorful street art and design Social Impact in Buenos Aires, Argentina To the Carmen I was, Before your summer experiences began, I could say many things about you with absolute certainty. I could precisely comment on…
By: Ryan Guber, SEAS ’25 Ryan on top of Mount Batur Business in Singapore While my time in Singapore was filled with extraordinary new opportunities, I also took advantage of my location as an island surrounded by many other countries throughout my GRIP placement. Consequently, with some proactive planning, I was able to stretch my…
By: Blanka Csermely, Wharton ’25 Blanka sitting in front of a Mexican building Ashoka, Mexico Out of all the internship, cultural, and personal experiences that I have had over my two months in Mexico City, the most important for me was my daily encounter with native Spanish speakers and the ability to connect with them…
By: Christine Cheng, College ’25 Christine at the Royal National Park Business in Sydney, Australia It’s been a little over a month since I arrived in Sydney, and it still feels like there is so much of the city that I have not yet explored. My to-do list of the places I want to visit, whether…
By: Tucker Briglin, Wharton ’25 Tucker eating dinner with Catherine on his first night in Uganda. Global Livingston Institute, Uganda As the plane bounced across the runway and slowly decrescendoed into a gradual roll, an unexpected wave of dread washed over me. Looking outside my window at the yellow grasses and banana trees that sloped…