My Summer in Taiwan I spent 6 weeks of the past summer in Taipei, Taiwan studying advanced mandarin with the National Taiwan University (NTU). What motivated me to seek out this summer experience was my strong interest in Chinese language and culture. I had been studying Mandarin for a few…Read More
My Summer in Beijing This summer, I was able to spend two months in Beijing—my dad’s hometown, but also a somewhat unfamiliar place that I’ve only heard about and never had the opportunity to explore. I was especially excited because this was my first time visiting China in six years…Read More
Over the summer, I worked as an intern through GRIP. Specifically, I did the Wine Production in Porto program in Porto, Portugal. I worked as a Strategy and Innovation Intern within the Strategy team. I worked mostly with the Innovation division within the Strategy team and reported directly to the…Read More
The Taboo Narrative of my Homeland – Taking off the rose-tinted glasses Sitting in the slightly dusty, but arguably cozy small room in the brick-and-mortar side building of South Korea’s National Hospital, I awkwardly tried to look at confident as possible. As part of my internship with Saejowi, an NGO…Read More
International student high school friends: Liu Shitong (Fred) & Geng Taolun (Thomas) None of my family in North Carolina speaks Chinese. Neither do any of them even speak a second language apart from English. Four years ago I picked up Tuttle Basic Chinese from Barnes and Noble. I never…Read More
Time to Act! By: Alejandra Soria Andrade Alejandra Soria Andrade is a current Huntsman Student in the Class of 2025 and a Penn World Scholar. She recently traveled to Paris to participate in the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society and represented her home country Ecuador. If you’ve ever…Read More
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 from Mexico, so…Read More
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. I am pursuing…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
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, but then after…Read More
Current Students Cole Hancock Hometown: Littleton, CO Class Year: 2021 Target Language: German Study Abroad: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Minor: German Wharton Concentration: Finance & Multinational Management Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? To get both a rigorous business education from Wharton and the breadth of the International Studies degree - all…Read More 
Current Students Julia Mitchell Hometown: Yardley, PA Class Year: 2022 Target Language: French Study Abroad: TBD Minor: French & Francophone Studies Wharton Concentration: Business Economics and Public Policy Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? In high school, I was uncertain about choosing a major because my interests extended in…Read More 
Current Students Madeline Lau Hometown: Hillsborough, CA Class Year: 2022 Target Language: Spanish Study Abroad: TBD Minor: Spanish Wharton Concentration: Marketing & OIDD Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I chose the Huntsman program for the ability to add a secondary linguistic and cultural fluency to my business degree.…Read More 
Current Students Gabrielle Cabeza Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL Class Year: 2022 Target Language: Spanish Study Abroad: TBD Wharton Concentration: Finance Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I chose the Huntsman Program because I knew it would change my life. The opportunities and resources provided by the Huntsman program are…Read More 
Current Students Jay Vaingankar Hometown: East Windsor, New Jersey Class Year: 2020 Target Language: Spanish Study Abroad: Barcelona, Spain Second College Major: Hispanic Studies Wharton Concentration: Business Economics and Public Policy (BEPP) Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? As someone interested in politics and public service, I felt that…Read More 
Current Students Timothy Lim Hometown: Singapore Class Year: 2020 Target Language: Chinese (Mandarin) Study Abroad: Peking University, Beijing Second College Major: Diplomatic History Minor: Math Wharton Concentration: Individualized Concentration - People Analytics Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I was looking for a rigorous liberal arts program that would…Read More 
Current Students Cecelia Grasseschi Hometown: Great Falls, MT Class Year: 2022 Target Language: German Study Abroad: TBD Minor: German Wharton Concentration: Statistics Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? An international education has always been important to me. When I graduate, I want to feel comfortable working anywhere. The immersion…Read More 
Current Students Stefan Tomov Hometown: Las Vegas, NV Class Year: 2022 Target Language: Chinese Study Abroad: TBD Minor: Undeclared Wharton Concentration: Undeclared Why did you choose the Huntsman Program? I chose the Huntsman Program because it fell in the intersection of my interests of international development and business. I knew…Read More 
