Contact Ask me about… My Experience Abroad: As a French & Francophone Studies minor, I have always dreamed of becoming as close to fluent as possible in French as well as laying eyes on all of the historical monuments and works of art I’ve learned so much about. As a Cognitive Science major, I am particularly fascinated by language…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My experience in Cairo was a great learning experience that fulfilled my desire to connect travel to an academic experience. I was able to immerse myself in Cairo’s beautiful gardens, markets, and cafes while learning about the history and culture of the city. One of my goals during…
By: Guadalupe Espinoza, CAS ’26 SA: SIT International Honors Program, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Barcelona, Spain Guadalupe, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her 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. As I begin to wrap up my semester abroad, one…
By: Connie Ni, SAS ’26 SA: Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Connie, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her 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 boarded that 16-hour flight from my home for Hong Kong, I…
By: Deepika Kannan, CAS ’26 SA: University College London, England Deepika, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her 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. My semester abroad has finished, and while I miss Penn and all my friends, I find…
By: Josue Ruiz, CAS ’25 SA: CASA Barcelona: Spanish Universities Program, Spain Josue, one of the Semester Abroad Global 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. What does it mean to build relationships? Is it human nature? A quest…
By: Liam Umbs, CAS ’25 SA: Sciences Po, Paris, France Liam, one of the Semester Abroad Global 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. Before I arrived in Paris, I prepared an enormous list of things I wanted to see…
By: Deepika Kannan, CAS ’26 SA: University College London, England Deepika, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her 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. As a South Asian-American, I’ve always celebrated my heritage, but growing up in the U.S., the…
By: Jasmine Guaillasaca Quizhpi, CAS ’26 SA: Petition Program: Quito, Ecuador Jasmine, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her 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. No matter where we are in the world, there are certain aspects of ourselves…
By: Liam Umbs, CAS ’25 SA: Sciences Po, Paris, France Liam, one of the Semester Abroad Global 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 first arrived in Paris in August, I couldn’t help but feel like I was…