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By: Alejandra Soria Andrade From having my luggage lost by the airport to gaining more independence than I have ever had, I can say that this summer has unquestionably been a life-changing experience that has marked the rhythm of how I want to do things not only in the present,…Read More

This summer, I spent a month in Nice, France taking intensive French classes and immersing myself in Nice’s culture. During my stay in Nice, I took DELF French language classes at the Education First (EF) campus in the heart of the city. The EF center was a melting pot of…Read More

For the past year, my team and I had worked with the High Atlas Foundation (HAF), a Moroccan NGO focusing on sustainable development and environmental protection. As a part of Penn International Impact Consulting (PIIC), we spent two semesters holding weekly meetings and working on the deliverables we were creating…Read More

“Vous parlez bien le français!” These five words, exchanged casually while checking out at a restaurant are the heralding achievement of my summer in Nice, France. Thanks to the Hunstman Summer Funding, I have spent the last 6 weeks on the French Riviera perfecting my French at a language school…Read More

Over the past three months, I had the opportunity to intern in finance in Midtown New York City then ship myself across the Atlantic to Barcelona, Spain. Thanks to the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business at Penn, my dream of both exploring my interests in private equity investment and spending…Read More

Noah is a rising sophomore from Houston, Texas targeting Portuguese. Through a Huntsman Summer Funding Grant, he spent this summer in Austin, Texas as a ESG Strategy Intern. This summer has been absolutely fantastic for me, and I credit much of that to the opportunities made possible to me by…Read More

By Iana Mitchev Mariana is a senior from Mexico targeting Russian and concentrating in Business Economics & Public Policy, and Finance.  Tell us about your background. I was born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, and I came to the US for my undergrad at Penn. All of my family is…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Tell me about yourself.  I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada but lived in India for a few years as well. I’ve always been an avid language learner, speaking Gujarati & Hindi at home as well as French throughout highschool, but am targeting German within Huntsman.…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Angel is a junior targeting Chinese from Jakarta, Indonesia. Tell me more about your background. I grew up in Jakarta all of my life, and had been to the US a couple of times with my family. Found out about Huntsman through Kevin, he graduated from the…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Ariana is a freshman targeting French from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Ariana is a Penn World Scholar Class of 2025. Where did the interest in business come from? I think it comes from my family and my childhood. My father is very much into business, our family has…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Gabrielle is a sophomore from Johannesburg, South Africa, targeting French.  You are an international student as well. What made you decide to study outside of South Africa? It is definitely a big decision to make. I think for me, it made sense to go outside to learn…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Erica is a freshman from South Korea, but was originally born in California, and grew up in Japan, Hawaii and South Korea.  Tell me more about your international background. What is the story behind it? I grew up in Japan because both of my parents worked there,…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Gabriela is a current sophomore from Florida targeting Mandarin and concentrating in Finance. She is interested in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, as well as environmental policy and US-China relations. Do you remember your first interaction with Penn? My mom actually came to Wharton, so I grew…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Farah is a recent graduate from the Class of 2021 targeting French from Cairo, Egypt. During her time at Penn she concentrated in Finance and Management in Wharton and minored in French in the College, and was also a Penn World Scholar. Farah studied abroad in Lyon…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Young is a junior targeting Spanish and concentrating in Finance from Seoul, South Korea. *The interview took place in Spring 2021.  Thank you for taking the time! What are you up to? I took a leave of absence from Penn due to the pandemic, so I am currently…Read More

By Mariana Velasco Ben is currently a sophomore in the Huntsman Program targeting Mandarin. *The interview took place in Spring 2021. Thanks for meeting me for ice cream. We can start with an easy one. Why Huntsman? I was doing a lot of different things in high school, such as student…Read More

By Willow Wilkes Tell me about yourself. My name is Rona, and I’m a rising sophomore in the Huntsman Program.  I was born in the US and lived there until I was 11 years old.  Then, due to family circumstances, an extended family vacation in Turkey turned into an extended…Read More

By Willow Wilkes Tell me about yourself.   My name is Ziyan Wu, and I’m a Chinese international student from Hangzhou, which is a city close to Shanghai.  My target language is German and my potential Wharton concentration is Finance. What drew you to the Huntsman program?   I really love the…Read More