January 16, 2020

Favorite Philly Finds

Posted by Mandy Duong '20

Although I just moved here four months ago to start my program, I quickly fell in love with Philly and all of its quirks.
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January 16, 2020

Favorite Finds

Posted by Aigerim Sary '20

...Air is fresh, noise is hushed, the scenery is gorgeous. An enormous territory of greenery and magnificent place to walk around, study or read.
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February 25, 2019

From the T to the Trolley

Posted by Alexandria Persaud, '19

I am one of the youngest people in my cohort because I decided to begin my graduate school journey immediately after finishing my undergraduate degree. I got my bachelor’s degree at Boston University, where I fell deeply in love with the city of Boston; therefore, when applying to graduate programs, I knew that I wanted to continue to live in a big city. I had never been to Philadelphia before...

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February 25, 2019

Coffee Shop Series: ReAnimator Coffee

Posted by Alexandria Persaud, '19

My favorite part of exploring a new city is touring the coffee shops! I truly believe that a local coffee shop can tell you a lot about a city or area. Plus, I love trying new coffees and finding new places to study!

The first coffee shop I explored was ReAnimator Coffee Roasters on 47th and Pine St. Before I even walked in, I knew that it had a good vibe, which was reinforced by the...

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February 21, 2019

Gems that I’ve discovered while exploring Philly

Posted by Thomas Esponnette, '19

The GSE is all about the cohort model for going through your year (or two or 3,4,5) and it helps to create a community of intellectuals and friends to surround yourself with while you work through your studies. To help facilitate bonding within the group, each department sponsors events for the cohort as well as assigns a general coordinator who finds fun things to do and rallies the troops...

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January 23, 2018

Favorite Philly Finds

Posted by Kristian Ogungbemi

I moved to Philly almost 8 years ago to attend Drexel University. After these long 8 years, there’s still so much for me to learn about this city! That’s one of many great things about going to school here, the city is huge and full of opportunities to try new things. This is my official list of “bests” in Philly. This is just a starter list of my opinions–I encourage you to explore and...

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December 21, 2017

Favorite Philly Finds

Posted by Katya Murillo

Being a full-time student, it makes it a little more difficult to spend your free time getting to know the city instead of sleeping and binge-watching Netflix. Nevertheless, you have to make time for what matters in graduate school, and sometimes that means prioritizing happy hour and karaoke night.

In the beginning of the semester, one of the ladies in my cohort introduced us to Howl at...

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December 8, 2017

GSE Sponsored Student Activity

Posted by Dexter Evans

Today, I took a trip to the Smithsonian National African-American Museum of History and Culture. This trip, sponsored by the Penn GSE Student Affairs and the School of Arts and Sciences Student Government, may have been the highlight of my semester. Even considering my evenly spread course schedule, admission to student organizations and fellowships, and overall immersion in the overwhelming...

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November 3, 2017

Motown Philly: The Faves(so far)

Posted by Shanell Hagood

This post is in no way intended to be written as an expert of all things Philly, but I wanted to list out my favorite finds in this great city as someone almost two months in. Since I have limited experience, I only have two categories: Places & Food.

Places

Penn’s Landing: This is a biased fave because when me and my husband first...

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October 3, 2017

Blog 3: Favorite Philly finds –restaurants, bars, places to relax, perfect date, etc.

Posted by Anne Murray

Student Teacher Self-Care: Running in Philly

The UPenn Urban Teacher Residency Program (UTAP) packs a lot of courses and experience into one year, so there is a lot of time spent in class, at school and doing work for classes. Running is one way that I have always practiced “self-care” -taking care of my mind and body so that I can keep my anxiety in check and be a...

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