By: Gigi Lam, SEAS ’23 Gigi and fellow intern, Justin, with the company director and other team members for their final Zoom meeting. Van Aelst I Nguyen & Partners – Vietnam The past two months as a virtual GRIP internship has been an incredibly valuable experience, for growing my professional interests and allowing me to learn a…
By: Maria Jose Rodriguez Velazquez, CAS ’23 Maria Jose with her team during a coffee chat. Israel Plan Organization – Shanghai, China If you were to visit each of our team members, you would have to trek a whopping 9,544 miles. Your trip would start in Philadelphia, where you would take a 10-hour flight all the…
By: Toya Liu, WHARTON ’23 Toya analyzing multiple articles written in Chinese. Jonathan and Co Capital – Sydney, Australia After being a financial analyst intern at Jonathan and Co Capital for a month, I’ve been able to realize the significant progress I’ve made against the three biggest challenges I faced at the start of my…
By: Katherine Han, WHARTON ’24 Katherine analyzing various data points at her desk setup. Keru – Shanghai, China From interviewing the founder of a social enterprise to working with students on an online consulting project, my internship has helped me explore many aspects of Keru’s business. One project, in particular, allowed me to analyze survey data…
By: Nam Le, CAS ’23 Nam reading a judgment from the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court! Jingsh Law Firm – Beijing, China A major reason I chose to apply to GRIP: Law and International Affairs in Beijing was because I wanted to explore either law or international affairs. I realized the generality of my interest was…
By: Cynthia Adhiambo, SEAS ’24 Cynthia anxiously awaiting her first meeting with her supervisor. Sicunet Inc – Seoul, Republic of Korea Although I look calm and relaxed, a lot is going through my head as I sit and wait for the clock to hit 10:00 PM for my first meeting with my supervisor at Sicunet Inc.…
By: Rodolfo Pena Jr, CAS ’23 Rodolfo preparing for his final meeting with his supervisor and his mentor. Wingu – Buenos Aires, Argentina I never truly understood just how fast time passes, until I sat down and reflected on the past two months. Like a summer gust of wind, the months of June and July…
By: Jessie Zou, Wharton ’23 Jessie at her makeshift home office completing projects. B&D Law Firm – Beijing, China Hi everyone! I am a rising junior studying legal studies and finance at Wharton. I have always been interested in law and considered a career in law, so I really wanted to have some hands-on experience to see…
By: Egret Jin, SEAS ’23 Screenshot of a desktop with many pages open. Saib – Seoul, Republic of Korea When I first got my internship request I felt incredibly nervous. I was excited, of course, to embark on a new global experience, but I had no idea what to expect. Even though it would be…
By: Keerthi Jayaraman, CAS ‘23 Keerthi enjoying the docuseries “Street Food: Latin America” on Netflix and learning about Argentine cuisine from the Buenos Aires episode. Fundación Instituto David Hume – Buenos Aires, Argentina ¿Cómo se dice…? is a phrase I have learned to be comfortable with using in my Buenos Aires-based internship. This Spanish phrase roughly translates…