By: Alexander Song, Wharton ’26 The Penn GRIP cohort outside of the Sydney Opera House. GRIP: Business in Sydney In my role as a research assistant under the guidance of Dr. Massimo, I delved into the world of colon cancer companies in Australia. Working closely with my colleague Noor, our days were punctuated by daily…
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…