Penn Global Seminar: The Biochemical Engineering of Wine Anthony, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. As part of the Penn Global Seminar “The Biochemical Engineering of Wine”, I had…
Penn Global Seminar: The Biochemical Engineering of Wine Anthony, one of the Spring 2026 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares his experience abroad during the Spring Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. “Make the most of your time at Penn.” “Four years will go by faster…
Anthony is a senior from South Carolina majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. This semester, he’s been studying the fascinating chemistry behind wine, from the biochemistry of fermentation to how terroir and regional practices shape the flavor profiles of wines around the world. Through his Penn Global Seminar “The Biochemical Engineering of Wine”, he is…
Contact Ask Me About… While we were in the Galapagos, we had no WiFi access nor connection to the outside world. This meant we were fully immersed in getting to know each other and embracing the experience, which made the trip truly transformative! Hiking and snorkeling every day was also outside of my comfort zone,…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My global seminar perfectly bridged my healthcare-adjacent major (Bioengineering & Robotics) with my passion for Spanish – we were studying the healthcare system of a Spanish-speaking country while living in it. Throughout the semester, we analyzed differences between the U.S. and Chilean healthcare systems, but being in Chile…
Penn Global Seminar: Health and the Healthcare System in Chile Anya, one of the Fall 2025 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Winter Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. “Engineers can’t study abroad.” This is the narrative that was fed to…
Penn Global Seminar: Darwin’s Laboratory: History, Philosophy, Evolution and Social Ecology in the Galápagos Archipelago Allison, one of the Fall 2025 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during winter break 2025-2026. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Photo by Carlos, our amazing panga driver.…
Penn Global Seminar: Darwin’s Laboratory: History, Philosophy, Evolution and Social Ecology in the Galápagos Archipelago Allison, one of the Fall 2025 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Winter Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Photo taken by Allison Li from the…
Penn Global Seminar: Health and the Healthcare System in Chile Anya, one of the Fall 2025 Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Winter Break. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. In just a few hours, I’ll be on a plane to Chile…
Contact Ask Me About… I am not a native Spanish-speaker, nor have I taken classes of the language here at Penn. However, I learned Spanish for 3 years in high school and really enjoyed practicing my fluency. I am also from New York City, which is a very diverse city, and I had so many…
