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Thanksgiving at Fudan – Emma, Shirley, and Ziyi ’24
During Thanksgiving Break, Chinese freshmen Emma, Shirley, and Ziyi attended the Thanksgiving dinner hosted by TEAN, the organization that manages the Vassar-Fudan Hybrid Program this semester. The students made roasted…
The Calm after the Storm – Assel Omarova ’23
When I was asked to write for the OIS blog, I did not want to write about the panic and the chaos of the first days of the pandemic, when…
Ulysses – Sandro Lorenzo ’24
When I was asked to write a blog post for the OIS blog, I initially intended to write about how I have tried to create little moments of Christmas joy…
Remote Semester in Photos – Alex (Ji Won) Kim ’21
This August, I made a difficult decision to stay home and not go back to Vassar. At first, it really did feel like the end of the world. My semester…
Reflections: Life and COVID-19 – ilia mahns ’23
This COVID-19 semester at Vassar has been memorable for different reasons. So many things are different and there are a lot of anxious thoughts about everyone’s safety and the state…
Summer at Vassar – Alice (Yiqing) Fan’22
I have not been out of Poughkeepsie for 6 months now, starting from January when I didn’t even know what the word “quarantine” means (yeah as a non-native English speaker…
Curious Case of Georgia and Its Crisis Management – Salome Ambokadze ’23
When the news of the pandemic broke out, I was lucky to catch the very last plane during spring break that would bring me back home. I live in a…
#BlackLivesMatter – Sami Khan
I am being raised in a country where there is always talk about how accepting the USA is of all races but at the same time openly discriminating against people…
How to figure out who is a TRUE friend – Josh Kim 2020
It is often difficult to figure out who are your TRUE and FAKE friends. But there is an easy solution – look around you when you are going through difficult…