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…
Vassar X Fudan Fall 2020: Asian Peer Mentor Reception
On October 17, 2020, the OIS APMs (Asian Peer Mentors), in collaboration with CSC (Chinese Students Community), hosted the APM Program Reception for all students taking part in the Vassar…
My first week of school in my home and a building near Fudan – Sherry Liao ’23
I am enrolled in the hybrid program provided by Vassar that collaborates with Fudan University. Fudan is a prestigious university in my hometown Shanghai, and my mom graduated from there.…
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…
Vlog-Vassar’s Summer Beauty by Xinping Ran and Srashta Maharjan, Class of 2023
Hi, dear internationals. This is a video about Vassar’s beautiful sceneries in the summer time! Hope you will enjoy it!