Contact Ask Me About… Studying abroad in Dublin was my first time living in Ireland as an Irish citizen, a long-awaited opportunity to connect with my roots and explore whether I might want to return long-term. Trinity’s central location and Dublin’s welcoming, progressive culture made it an especially affirming place, and I definitely want to…
Contact Ask Me About… Studying abroad in Lisbon, Portugal for a semester was one of the most transformative experiences of my college journey—and I did it completely on my own. I didn’t know anyone going into the program, had never been to Portugal, and was navigating a new culture, language, and academic system for the…
Contact Ask Me About… A unique experience about the Danish Institute of Study Abroad was their Long Study Tours. Each core course, students spent a week visiting a specific country and applying what they learned in class to the new environment they were introduced to. A week before this trip, students focused on a specific…
Contact Ask Me About… My favorite part of my abroad experience was traveling with different groups of people. I visited over 10 countries during my four months in Europe. This gave me the opportunity to experience a wide range of cultures, languages, food, and travel styles. The experience of traveling with people I had just…
Contact Ask Me About… Studying abroad in London was my first experience traveling to the UK and Europe while navigating a different academic culture alone. London taught me independence, and I learned how to truly take care of myself. Of course, while at Penn, you also learn to be independent, but starting from scratch in…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Before the start of my classes at la Universidad de Sevilla, my full intention was dedicating all of my coursework to my minor (Hispanic Studies), rather than pursuing coursework to fulfill my Neuroscience major requirements or complement my “pre-med journey” as it can be difficult to (1) take…
Penn Abroad Ambassadors serve as a point of contact for interested students, assist with events, and speak on student panels. Ambassadors also have the opportunity to suggest or host events in their campus communities and are invited to apply to become a Penn Abroad Leader each year.
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad The insights I gained from the PGDI program in Uganda and South Africa were instrumental in shaping my approach to understanding how economic decisions are influenced by cultural, social, and psychological factors. Working with individuals and communities across the African continent allowed me to explore how community values…
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…