A global friendship made at St. Mark’s! 🌎 🇨🇱 🇺🇸 Exciting news—Ife Lawore ‘25 just found out that her friend, Elisa Gonzalez from the Grange School in Chile, will be joining her as a member of the Class of 2029 at the University of Pennsylvania this fall! 🎉 Their friendship started when Elisa visited St. Mark’s through the Chilean exchange program, and the bond only grew when Ife had the chance to live with Elisa’s family in Santiago. 🌎❤️ “Becoming friends with Elisa while she was at St. Mark’s encouraged me to apply to the Chilean exchange program, where I had the incredible opportunity to live with her family and fully immerse myself in life in Santiago,” Ife says. “Staying with Elisa strengthened our friendship and allowed me to experience Chilean culture through her eyes. You always assume that the people you meet during an exchange will remain happy memories, but now, Elisa and I are headed to UPenn together, and I couldn’t be more thrilled that our paths are crossing ag...