Hi everyone, I’m Ana from Trossingen, Germany, and I will be responsible for the IEDP blog this year! You’ll also meet some guest writers on the way and hopefully get an overview of what it means to be a part of the International Educational Development Program at Penn and what we experience while being a master’s student. 

Our semester began just a week ago, and I am still getting used to the new city, studying at an American university, and getting to know my cohort members. For now, there were a lot of introduction rounds, and I am very impressed by the copious cultures represented in my cohort, as well as the stories every one of us has to share. We represent the I in IEDP very well.
I look forward to learning from and with all of them. Follow along to be a part of our journey!