196 countries, 6,500 languages. Each country, with its rich culture, tradition, and history may leave foreigners unaccustomed to initial differences. However, as the bass line of a local street performer shakes the pavement ground and as a mariachi band harmoniously serenades the listeners’ ears into the night, both the audience and the performer feel something. It is hard to explain in words, but that feeling of instantaneous connection is felt deep inside. No matter what language one speaks, one can feel the...

My parents and I took a road trip down to the City of Brotherly Love and I could not contain my excitement. I finally got the chance to look at the campus at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), other than scrolling through beautiful pictures of Locust Walk online. I had a chance to eat lunch with a former nursing student and received a personal talk with the Associate Director of Enrollment Management. The campus air brimmed with intellectual curiosity, and...