IGSP Ambassadors

When I realized it, three months had already passed since I first arrived in Philadelphia, with fall just settling onto campus, and as I enter my final month here, I’m becoming even more aware of how meaningful each moment has been.

If there is one thing I would want future International Guest Student Program students to take away, it is this: growth does not come from comfort. It comes from standing in the middle of a place that feels nothing like home and slowly making it your own.

Spontaneity is fun, but if you want to make the most of your semester, you have to do some planning. These five months may seem long, but time flies in the US.

Hi, Quakers! I’m Ruoxuan Chen, one of the IGSP Ambassadors for Fall 2024. I’m from CUHKSZ (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen), and though it has been almost three months since I returned to my home university, my exchange experience at Penn still feels like a dream.