By: Molly Sparkman, CAS ’26 PGS: Case Studies in Environmental Sustainability After spending 3 hours a week for the past semester learning about Iceland I can’t even begin to express my excitement to be able to finally visit a country I have learned so much about. Being informed that we are going to be spending…
By: Aaleyah Jackson, CAS ’26 Tiananmen Square for the Flag Raising Ceremony PGS: Chinese Language On our last day, a group of students and I set our alarms for 1:00am to end our trip on an unforgettable experience, enriched with history and tradition. Everyday, thousands upon thousands of Chinese citizens wake up early and wait…
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…