By: Anoushka Ambavanekar, Wharton ’24 Anoushka, 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. In the beginning of February, I had the opportunity to check off one of the coolest items on my bucket…
By: Anna Zhou, SEAS ’25 Anna in front of Edinburgh Castle. Anna, 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. Before leaving the States, I fully prepared myself for the inevitable cultural differences that…
By: Annabel Sumardi, CAS ’24 Annabel surfing! Annabel, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares his 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. From surfing some waves to watching penguins waddle ashore, my first weeks abroad have been a whirlwind of…
By: Dushaun Thompson, CAS ’24 Nagabeta Kaishoro Tidal Road 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. Selecting a favorite among my many treasured adventures in Japan feels partly like a fool’s errand,…
By: Alice Andrews, CAS ’25 SA: Bologna Consortial Studies Program Alice, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her 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. There is nothing better than pre-travel research for the best food, housing, transportation, and must-see…
By: Alice Andrews, CAS ’25 SA: Bologna Consortial Studies Program Alice, one of the Semester Abroad Global Correspondents, shares her 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. Anyone who has traveled, studied, or lived in Bologna has heard the city’s famous slogan…
By: Sabirah Mahmud, CAS ’25 SA: CASA Dublin: Trinity College Dublin Sabirah, 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. I think most students, like myself, have this assumption when they venture abroad that it…
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…
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.…
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…