By: Angela Lao, CAS ’23 Angela listening to a PI research presentation at night at her childhood desk. Nursing Research in Dublin – Ireland After the daily TV show my dad watches at 9:30 pm in Macau time, he usually walks into my room and asks what I am doing. Subconsciously, I “shh” him in…
By: Philip Pan, Wharton ’24 The KK Fund team at a weekly meeting. KK Fund – Singapore Entrepreneurship has always been a passion of mine. I’m energized by the innovation that is demonstrated throughout the entrepreneurial process: formulating an idea, evaluating market opportunities, translating the idea into a tangible offering, and commercializing the product. While…
By: Scott Klein, Wharton ’24 A Zoom breakout room of a Business in Sydney social event. Featured snacks include Tim Tams, Cherry Ripe, and Vegemite. bronID – Sydney, Australia Coming to Penn, I knew that I wanted to have an international experience before graduating. Since most students study abroad in the latter half of their…
By: Emily Ai, CAS ’22 Manna Project International – Quito, Ecuador Throughout college, I have always looked forward to the opportunity to study abroad. As a student currently pursuing medicine and having a strong passion for community service, I knew that I wanted to immerse myself in a program dedicated to reaching out to the community…
By: Rohan Krishnan, Wharton ’24 Rohan’s workspace for the summer. Ashoka – Mexico City, Mexico Before starting my first semester at Penn, I made a list on my phone of all the different experiences I wanted to try over the next four years, from spectating the Penn Relays to finally studying Hindi. The Global Research…
By: Drake Goodman, Huntsman ’24 Drake speaking to the International Expansion Team and CEO of Ualá in Spanish as they prepare for a presentation launching the business operations into a new country. Ualá – Buenos Aires, Argentina Embarking on a mission to drastically improve the lives of millions of individuals, therefore transforming socioeconomic and geopolitical trends…
By: Sonia Tam, CAS ’24 Sonia working at home with her cat. KK Fund – Singapore Admittedly, perhaps half the reason I initially applied to KK Fund in Singapore was because of the location. As someone coming from Hong Kong applying during COVID-19 times, I wanted to believe that an in-person internship was perhaps possible…
By: Allison Dao, Wharton ’24 Allison getting ready for a Zoom meeting with company supervisors in the comfort of her own bedroom. Spend With Us – Sydney, Australia I’m currently working as a business strategy intern for the Australian e-commerce platform Spend With Us through GRIP’s Business in Sydney program. Despite the virtual environment, I chose…
By: Claudia Melendez, CAS ’23 Claudia working on a presentation in Spanish for her summer internship. América Solidaria – Argentina Having the opportunity to work for an NGO abroad has always been an aspiration of mine. There is so much to learn when you place yourself in a new community with a different culture and…
By: Abirami Murugadoss, Wharton ’23 Abirami editing HTML code for MailChimp campaigns. University of Sydney – Australia For the past week and a half, I have been working as a marketing intern for the Centre of Continuing Education (CCE) at the University of Sydney. Most of the tasks have been more focused on digital marketing…