Penn Global Seminars

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Where Did My Excitement Go?

PGS: Disability Rights and Oppression: Experiences within Global Deaf Communities Tasmiah, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the May 2025 travel period. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. For the past few weeks, everyone’s been asking me, “Taz, are you…

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Trial by Frantic Ubers: 12 Hours in D.C. to Prep for Ten Days in China

PGS: Policy Task Force on U.S.-China Relations Emilia, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the May 2025 travel period. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Even though the travel portion of this class is technically yet to begin, my class…

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In the Pursuit of Hope in Times of Crisis

PGS: European Foreign and Security Policy in Times of Crisis Avia, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the May 2025 travel period. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I chose to apply to this specific Penn Global Seminar because I…

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Packing Light, Except for the Historical Baggage

PGS: Rivalry, Competition and International Security in Northeast Asia Lala, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the May 2025 travel period. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I’m a history major who’s only ever taken one class that touched on…

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Cosette Burrese

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Studying abroad in Korea supported my academic and professional goals by immersing me in the environment I had long studied through my coursework up to this point. I’ve previously explored Korea’s economic development, soft power, and corporate structure in classes. Living and studying in Seoul brought these concepts…

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Meady Chiem

Contact Ask Me About… My PGS WIP China was my first time leaving the United States. I absolutely loved the entire travel component but I especially loved the 21 new friends I made. Our class immediately clicked after the first day and I felt so insanely lucky to experience it all with them, including the…

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William Dalton

Ask Me About… Studying abroad in London was a first for me in many ways—my first time overseas, my first time navigating a new city with serious food allergies, and my first time balancing intense recruiting while trying to fully experience another country. Growing up in a small town in Ohio, international travel wasn’t something…

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How A Week Abroad Shattered My Career Assumptions (And Why I’m Grateful)

PGS: Global Business Communication for Impact William, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Fall 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. When I landed in London for my week-and-a-half-long Penn Global Seminar (PGS), I expected historic pubs, double-decker buses, and…

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In the Netherlands, the Bike Leads

Cycling through Vondelpark, the largest city park in Amsterdam. PGS: Bicycles: The Mechanical Advantage Max, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. After a week in the Netherlands with the Penn…

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Visiting the Warm Heart of Africa

PGS: Global Aging – Challenges and Opportunities Sophia, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Bus rides The first drive from the airport into Blantyre can only be described as lush.…