Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad After taking a long series of engineering classes and prerequisites, I welcomed variety in the electives I was able to take and went out of my way to find courses that would broaden my horizons. I searched for class that were out of my comfort zone and on…
Contact Ask me about… My Experience Abroad: One of the best 4 months of my life! This study abroad experience was not only academically challenging but also gave me the incredible opportunity to visit three different continents in one semester. I would absolutely do it again if I could.The classes were taught by local professors…
Contact Ask me about… One unique aspect of my experience in Barcelona was participating in English conversation groups with locals who were working to improve their conversational skills. These sessions were an incredible way to connect with people from the community while also reflecting on the shared challenge of language acquisition. As someone striving to…
Contact Ask me about… My Experiences Abroad: At the University of Queensland, I had the opportunity to take courses on nursing practice in the Australian healthcare system and conduct clinical rotations as a student nurse. Having only done formal healthcare education in the U.S., even the tiniest of differences surprised me. Whilst these differences initially…
Contact Ask me about… I feel like I had a pretty unique experience that other students can definitely learn from. Firstly, I applied to the program super last-minute, so I had to work very quickly to get all of my application information together and take the French language exam because I had not studied French…
Contact Biography Edith works across Penn Abroad programs in marketing and outreach to encourage student engagement. Before joining the Penn Abroad Team, Edith received her BA in Political Science and Spanish at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate, she studied abroad to Ireland, Norway, Argentina, and Cuba. Edith is currently pursuing an MSEd…
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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 and do during my time here. From museums to…