Contact Featured Blogs Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad I took classes related to my professional interests (ex. my sustainable and impact investing finance class), while also practicing Mandarin in every day life. I avoided taking elective classes early on in college, so I had a lot of space to study whatever I wanted while…
Contact Ask Me About… In 2024, I participated in three different Penn Abroad programs. I knew I wanted to go abroad but I wasn’t sure how, so I decided to engage with all three types of programs. I realize that scheduling constraints and competition for places means that all students don’t necessarily have this privilege,…
Contact Ask Me About… Growing up in Côte d’Ivoire, studying in the U.S., and now living in Paris, I’ve experienced education systems in French and English. Therefore, I am constantly code-switching, not just between languages, but between worldviews. I’ve had to adapt to new cultural norms, but I’ve also held onto the values that shape…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Studying abroad has granted me the opportunity to make meaningful steps down my academic path as a Biology major on the pre-med track with a Korean minor. This semester represented an immersive chance to test my language skills and advance my fluency. Although I’ve been studying Korean for a few years now, I…
The University of Pennsylvania has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State for producing eight Gilman recipients this Spring 2025 cycle. Four recipients will study abroad in Fall 2025 on Penn Abroad programs: “Driven by our mission of bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world, Penn Abroad is thrilled that we will…
SA: AIT Budapest Arnav, one of the Semester Abroad Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring 2025 semester. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. When I left for study abroad, I had a general idea of what to expect—classes, travel, making friends—but I didn’t anticipate many…
Contact Ask Me About… A unique part of my experience has been the opportunity to study abroad in both Asia and Europe, each offering a distinctly different perspective on the world. In Singapore, I connected more deeply with my cultural roots, surrounded by the rich Chinese heritage present in the country. Through the structured GRIP…
Contact Ask Me About… Before studying abroad in Singapore, I had never travelled abroad alone, so landing in a new country, culture, and education system halfway across the world was both exciting and overwhelming.From my dorm room in Singapore to hotel lobbies in Indonesia and Vietnam, I interviewed for U.S.-based internships across a 12-15 hour…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Traveling to Uganda and South Africa with PGDI was the perfect opportunity to combine both my academic and personal interests. We interviewed people from Jewish communities, which allowed me to explore deeper into my own culture, while understanding how Judaism looks different to people across the world. Uganda,…
Contact Ask Me About… I went abroad for the first time in a Spanish speaking country; although, I am fluent in Spanish, so there was really no language barrier for me. I am also pre med and took some classes to fulfill my neuroscience major electives while abroad. My Experience Abroad I took classes in…