Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad As a CIS and Finance student in Penn’s M&T program, my coursework at AIT allowed me to build technical skills while exploring design and culture from new perspectives. In Algorithms, I deepened my understanding of graph theory and dynamic programming—core topics I had seen before but now approached…
Ask Me About… Students should ask me about navigating identity abroad, conducting field research, traveling with intention, and budgeting on a student income. As a Black student in Spain, I experienced unique cultural dynamics and found ways to stay grounded and build community. I also conducted independent research on West African street vendors in Barcelona,…
Biography Gabrielle Fine is a Junior in Wharton concentrating in Environmental, Social and Governance Factors for Business, with minors in Environmental Studies and French and Francophone Studies. This upcoming semester, she will be studying abroad through the Penn Semester in Lyon. Gabrielle has lived in the same town for her whole life on Long Island, New York and so…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad I participated in the CASA Barcelona program and studied at the University of Barcelona. Learning in Spanish greatly improved my language skills. I took formative courses like History of Avant-Garde Art and the Spanish Transition to Democracy. Much of my coursework focused on Spanish political history, which furthered…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Taking a PGS and traveling to Mumbai, India was a great international experience. It allowed me to truly embrace the culture of another country. I was able to talk with local people, eat local foods, and also explore cool places within the country. This experience related to my…
Contact Ask Me About… My abroad experience was highly unique, and I would be extremely excited to pass along advice and insights to students considering studying abroad. Some topics that I would be very eager to discuss include exploring London’s neighborhoods, finding and planning activities, navigating transportation in London, living on the campus of King’s…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Going from Wharton to Bocconi, another business school, I expected my experience in Milan to be similar to my experience at Penn. Instead, I found a huge community of other exchange students from around the world and unique, industry-specific classes where I learned about the business of fashion…
Contact Ask Me About… Feel free to reach out about fulfilling engineering school requirements while abroad, the difference in academics between the UoE and Penn, and just general advice on navigating life across the pond. My Experience Abroad I always knew that I wanted to study abroad, but at the same time I needed to…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My experience in Cairo was a great learning experience that fulfilled my desire to connect travel to an academic experience. I was able to immerse myself in Cairo’s beautiful gardens, markets, and cafes while learning about the history and culture of the city. One of my goals during…
Contact Ask me about… Studying in Barcelona was my first time living abroad. Culturally, it was a unique transition because as a South Asian I had to navigate how to feel secure in my identity as a minority. I am also a vegetarian, so in a place where food is the center of culture, I…