Penn Abroad Ambassadors serve as a point of contact for interested students, assist with events, and speak on student panels. Ambassadors also have the opportunity to suggest or host events in their campus communities and are invited to apply to become a Penn Abroad Leader each year.
Contact Ask me about… One of the unique aspects of my experience abroad was that it was my first time living outside of the country for an extended period of time. Although London is not as different from the United States as some other abroad destinations around the world, it was still a huge adjustment…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My participation in the Global Seminar program in Egypt proved to be an invaluable experience that greatly impacted my academic journey as an international Economics major from Sweden. While exploring the historical palimpsest of Cairo, my interest in history was reignited, leading me to consider pursuing a minor…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad The insights I gained from the PGDI program in Uganda and South Africa were instrumental in shaping my approach to understanding how economic decisions are influenced by cultural, social, and psychological factors. Working with individuals and communities across the African continent allowed me to explore how community values…
Contact Ask me about… My Experience Abroad: Through my study abroad at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, I continued to pursue my major (Health & Societies), my minor (East Asian Area Studies), and my SNF Paideia Fellowship. All of my courses were transferred back for credit at Penn. My experiences abroad, both academically and…
Biography Alina is a third-year student studying Health & Societies with a concentration in Health Care Markets & Finance. She’s thrilled to spend next semester learning about comparative healthcare systems in four different locations (DC, India, South Africa, and Argentina) through the SIT IHP Health & Community program. Born & raised in Pittsburgh, Alina is excited to venture outside of…
Ask Me About… I was the only student from Penn who decided to study in Mexico City during my semester. I am happy to answer questions about choosing a less common abroad program and studying outside of Europe because I know I was nervous about being the only person out of my friends studying abroad…
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…
Featured Blogs and WRiting Article: Always moving, never arrived Blog: Enjoy right now, today Blog: On Reflection 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…
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…
