By: Katie Fink, CAS ’19 Katie (far left) with fellow students at the University of Cambridge, Pembroke College. Semester Abroad University of Cambridge, Pembroke College One of the most remarkable elements of my time abroad at Cambridge was the continued embrace and preservation of tradition. When I first stepped foot in Pembroke College, I was…
By: Lydia Chen, Wharton ’19 Semester Abroad – CASA Sevilla, Spain Originally appeared in the Walnut Street Journal on February 7, 2019. As a graduating senior, my number one piece of advice to all underclassmen is to take advantage of as many global opportunities in college as possible. Whether that’s going to Antarctica with the…
By: Spencer Kersh, CAS ’20 and Samuel Roth, Wharton ’20 Samuel Roth (Left) and Spencer Kersh (Right) with Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Semester Abroad – London The day after the historic vote in which Prime Minister Theresa May’s UKExit deal was rejected by 230 votes—the largest defeat for a sitting government in the history…
By: Elana Burack, CAS ’19 Elana (left) with her homestay mom, Carmen, in Spain CASA Sevilla – Spain Throughout my time in Seville, Spain last fall, I thought a lot about what it means to be a traveler versus a tourist–to experience the culture rather than just photograph the popular highlights. I think an apt…
By: Rebecca Pels, CAS’19 Rebecca in Sydney University of Melbourne – Australia In the age of technology, everything we do is stored in our phones, or the cloud, or our computer backups. When these photos, these memories, are saved in such spaces, looking back becomes exponentially easier, more so than was ever before imagined possible.…
By: Melinda Hu, Wharton ’20 Tsinghua University – Beijing, China From February to June 2018, I studied at Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management for my semester abroad. Needless to say, it was an unforgettable experience, and I highly recommend everyone to live abroad! For me, it was a much needed opportunity to explore something…
By: Katherine Putnam, Nursing ’19 Katherine visiting Mooloolaba Esplanade Beach University of Queensland – Brisbane, Australia Make it happen and let it happen… When my sister said those words to me before I flew to Australia, I did not realize how they would ring true until I was settled into Brisbane, where I would be studying and…