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This experience also helped fellows understand new perspectives and quickly synthesize information on unfamiliar topics. For Yang, this meant organizing information on domestic politics in Panama.
“Learning to transform a complicated topic on Panama’s social security system into a digestible flowchart taught me how to organize ideas in a way that will continue to be useful as I navigate a career in global business.”
Maggie Yang (SFS’27)
Beyond the Panama Canal, students engaged with the dynamics of international trade through visits to the Free Trade Zone, where they met with Panamanian policymakers and business leaders, including representatives from Hutchison Ports PPC.
“PPC is one of the most productive ports of the 48 across the world, demonstrating first-hand the contributions of Panama beyond merely serving as a point of transit for global trade,” Yang notes.
Yang credits her SFS education for exposing her to a melting pot of global influences in regions and countries key to trade. While in Panama, she could appreciate not only the operations, but the individuals who drive them.
“As we watched the lock doors of the Panama Canal open and close,we waved to Filipino crew members on a ship going to South Korea,” she says. “I was previously unaware that ships going through the canal went as far as East Asia, and it was eye-opening to witness crew members journeying