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…
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…
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,…
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…