Semester Abroad

  • Blog

Challenging the Concept of ‘Starting from Zero’

By: Dushaun Thompson, CAS ’24 SA: Hitotsubashi University Dushaun, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Fall 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. For some time before my arrival in Japan, I held the notion that this experience would see…

  • Blog

Life After the Dust Settles

By: Timethius Terrell, CAS ’25 SA: Petition Program (Bangkok) Timethius, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. When the wind travels in this region, it blows clouds of dust and pollutants over Thailand.…

  • Blog

Brinn’s Lessons in Fluency: How to get a root canal in Spanish

By: Brinn Gammer, College ’24 CASA Santiago: Chilean Universities Program, Chile Brinn is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Before arriving to Santiago de Chile—and even when I was perusing…

  • Blog

I Used to Hear the Early Birds Sing

By: Timethius Terrell, College ’24 Mahidol University International College, Thailand Timethius is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing his experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. The birds start chirping early in Thailand. I am honestly not sure…

  • Blog

How to Make a Chocolate Bar

By: Linda Wu, Wharton & College ’24 CIEE Monteverde: Tropical Ecology and Conservation (BCC), Costa Rica Linda is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Representing only 0.03% of the earth’s…

  • Blog

Finding Melanin in Madrid

By: Tyeirra Lynch, Wharton ’24 Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE), Spain Tyeirra is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Obviously moving to a new country is set to come with challenges.…

  • Blog

Paris: A Case for Maximalism

By: Joanna Lin, Huntsman ’24 Sciences Po, France Joanna is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. When it comes to Paris, “minimalism” is probably the last word that comes to…

  • Blog

Finding Comfort in Discomfort

By: Deepak Kejariwal, Wharton ’24 Pompeu Fabra University, Spain  Deepak is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing his experience abroad during the Spring 2023 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As I look back on my first month in Spain, I could not be…

  • Blog

A Cliché in the Best Way

By: Claire Utomi, Wharton ’23 Singapore Management University, Singapore Claire is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Fall 2022 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. On my last day in Singapore, I went to my favorite spot –…

  • Blog

Copenhagen, I Will Miss You

By: Sharon Luo, Wharton ’23 Copenhagen Business School, Denmark Sharon is one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents writing and sharing her experience abroad during the Fall 2022 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As I’m typing this, it’s hard to believe my stay in Denmark is…