By: Aaleyah Jackson, CAS ’26 Picture taken at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall PGS: Chinese Language It’s t-minus 24 hours until I hop on a 16-hour flight to China, and I couldn’t be more excited! I started learning Chinese as a sophomore in high school and have dreamed of traveling to China ever since, eager to…
By: Vicky Vo, WH & NURS ’26 This is WIP China on the Great Wall! PGS: Wharton International Program: Exploring the Business Environment in China Fresh off an exhilarating and exhausting 10-day journey through China, I’m back at Penn, possibly still jet-lagged, yet filled with a renewed perspective that’s reshaping my career path. This trip,…
By: Cosette Burrese, CAS ’26 PGS: Korean Language & Culture – Beginning Korean II or Intermediate Korean II Cosette, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I’m just about ready to fly to Seoul,…
By: Daniela Medina, CAS ’26 PGS: Sacred Stuff: Religious Bodies, Places, and Objects Daniela, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Embarking on my maiden voyage to Oxford, I am captivated by the prospect…
By: Luna Wang, Wharton ’27 PGS: Tourism, Sustainability and Local Impact in Indonesia Luna, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As I gear up for my trip to Bali, I can’t help but…
By: Veronica Baladi, CAS ’27 PGS: American Race: A Philadelphia Story Veronica, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. My friends will envy me for ten days. They think I get to live out…
By: Ani Petrosyan, SEAS ’26 PGS: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ani, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. It’s 11 PM and instead of winding down for the night, my group project partner and…
By: Grace Dai, CAS ’25 PGS: Seeing/Hearing Globally Indigenous Music and the Arts of Healing Grace, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As a child, one of the first ways I was taught…
By: Vicky Vo, Nursing & Wharton ’26 After our class meeting on April 24, here’s a snapshot with one of my classmates! PGS: Exploring the Business Environment in China, Wharton International Program Vicky, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out…
By: Sean Woo, CAS ’27 PGS: Writing Health and Healing in Botswana Sean, one of the PGS Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2024 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Botho in Botswana means “I am because you are.” This one simple phrase truly encompasses…