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Who Am I? Navigating
Identity Through the Mapuche Struggle

PGS: People of the Land– Indigeneity and Politics in Argentina and Chile Hillary, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 PGS. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. Dinner before leaving for Argentina! As I am in the airport writing…

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Havaianans Ready… Minas Gerais Awaits

PGS: Perspectives in Afro-Luso-Brazilian Culture Anna Maria, one of the Penn Global Seminar Correspondents, shares her experience abroad during the Spring 2025 PGS. Follow along with the group of correspondents on our blog and look out for their images on the @pennabroad Instagram feed. I am writing this blog post while sitting at Newark International Airport and awaiting my much-anticipated flight…

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Hillary Arreaga

Hillary Arreaga is a junior at Penn triple majoring in Criminology, Law & Society, and Latin American &Latinx Studies, on the pre-law track. This spring, she will travel to Argentina and Chile as part of Peopleof the Land: Indigeneity and Politics in Argentina and Chile, a Penn Global Seminar focused on thepolitical demands and cultural…

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Chloe Hunt

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad An experience that I imagined would only further my professional attention towards a career in international diplomacy, my time in Argentina completely shook my perspective on work, life, and diversion, forcing me to embrace the unknown. Not only did I have an internship that complemented much of my…

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Skyla Rimple

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad There was not a single experience we had on this trip that did not align with the coursework and goals of the PGS. When applying for the seminar, I reflected on my passion for sustainability. I come from a small beach town in Massachusetts where I spend a…

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Naija Agarwal

Naija Agarwal is a sophomore in the College, studying Political Science. During this summer, she will be participating in the Social Impact in Buenos Aires GRIP placement, interning with Lunfarda Travel to develop an Indigenous Peoples tour in Buenos Aires. Originally from Secaucus, New Jersey, Naija is excited to travel abroad to Latin America for…

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Kate Barnes

Kate is a senior in the College triple majoring in Political Science, Latin American & Latinx Studies, and Hispanic Studies, with minors in International Development, Anthropology, and Survey Research & Data Analytics. At the end of the Fall 2024 semester, she will be traveling to Costa Rica as a component of Sustainable Development and Culture…

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William Li

Contact Ask Me About… I had the exciting opportunity to live in a homestay in Uruguay. While daunting at first, it turned out to be a beautiful experience. This made for the ultimate cultural exchange where I was able to have deep, heartfelt conversations with my host family. We also shared slang in our languages,…

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Silas Ruth

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad At Penn, I study economics and am very interested in the start-up world. As a member of the XC and Track and Field teams going abroad during the school year conflicts with my athletic goals, so I saw GRIP as the perfect opportunity to travel to a new…

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Krutin Devesh

Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad For my study abroad program, I researched the peer-to-peer lending platform industry extensively, working on competitor analyses for the first two weeks of the internship to better understand the global and Latin American fintech market and calculate TAM for Givemefive (host company). Alongside my research, I also worked…