Semester Abroad

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How My South Asian-ness Was Redefined in London

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…

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Rooted in Identity: The Value of Remembering Who We Are

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…

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Embracing Every Moment: Learning to Make the Most of Life in Paris and in Philadelphia

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…

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Say yes! …most of the time

By: Zarah Huo, Nursing ’25 SA: University of Queensland, Australia Zarah, 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. While my friends often debate whether I am an introvert or extrovert, I like to say…

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From my Living Room to Barcelona and Argentina: A Soccer Story

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. I remember watching my dad sitting in the living room,…

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The Multilingual Tapestry of Barcelona: A Journey Through Language Fluidity

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. When I decided to study abroad in Barcelona, I anticipated that language would…

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Nope, I haven’t visited another country yet!

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. Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Philippines, Japan…   If you had asked me about my…

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Haha, what’d you just say?

By: Zarah Huo, NUR ’25 As I typed my progress notes recapping last night’s shift I entered “Condom catheter inserted at 2100 for overnight urinary incontinence.” My nurse looked over and laughed, asking “What is a condom catheter?” I explained that I was referring to the male external urinary catheter we had just inserted. She…

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¿How was abroad?

By: Yoonie Yang, Huntsman ’25 SA: CASA Seville: University of Seville Yoonie, one of the Semester Abroad Global 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. Although I recognize how silly it may sound, one of the questions I dreaded…

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Take A Paseo With Me

By: Yoonie Yang, Huntsman ’25 SA: CASA Seville: University of Seville Yoonie, one of the Semester Abroad Global 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. For the past 134 days since I landed in Sevilla, Spain, every day, I’ve…