Cameron Kim is a sophomore from Los Angeles, California, studying Biology. This spring, she had the opportunity to take a Penn Global Seminar with Professor Plante, where she developed an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental sustainability and became familiar with the unique narratives of case studies. She’ll be wrapping up the semester with a class trip…
Owen Phillips is a sophomore from Boonville, Indiana studying Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences. At the end of this semester, he is traveling to the French countryside to explore the Chemin des Dames – a stretch of the Western Front where some of WWI’s most brutal fighting unfolded. When seen around Penn,…
Penn Global Seminar: American Race: A Philadelphia Story Charmaine, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Where did you go for spring break? In a school where many people answer…
Penn Global Seminar: Paris Under the German Occupation and Its Places in [Non-] Memory Lumi, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares their experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. All semester, our class has focused on what…
Penn Global Seminar: American Race: A Philadelphia Story Charmaine, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. When I was accepted into the PGS course: A Philadelphia Story with spring break…
Penn Global Seminar: The Functions of Art Ike, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. On my first night in Florence, six hours jet-lagged and physically exhausted, I made a…
Penn Global Seminar: Palermo: Empires, Migration, and Mafia By: Katrina Korendiy Katrina, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Before coming to Palermo, I thought I had a pretty clear…
Penn Global Seminar: The Functions of Art Ike, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Ciao! My name is Ike, and I’m going to Italy. I’m both nervous and excited…
Penn Global Seminar: Paris Under the German Occupation and Its Places in [Non-] Memory Lumi, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares their experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. What is a journal? This is a question…
Charmaine Chinodakufa is a first-year student from St. Peters, Missouri studying International Relations and Legal Studies and History. This semester, she’ll travel to Athens through a Penn Global Seminar course to examine race, human rights, and law in Greece, comparing the applications to the United States. On campus, Charmaine serves as a New Student Representative…
