Name: Livia Dinu Hometown: Bucharest, Romania Current city: Boston, MA Current occupation: Strategy Consultant Major at Vassar: Economics (minors in Mathematics and Political Science) Vassar Graduation Year: 2010 Vassar Dorm:…
Holiday Celebrations All Around the World
Scroll down to see how Vassar Internationals from all around the world spent their Holidays!!
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…
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…
“Whooooosh: A Spring Break Experience” by Viraj Nadkarni
WHoooooooshhhhhh! The spring breeze flowing right through my face while I walk down the quad. (ps the wind is actually cold cause winter here never ends). Yet, it is wonderful…
Happy Lunar New Year!
Every year, many East Asian countries celebrate the New Year of the Lunar Calendar. This year is the Year of the Monkey according to the Chinese Zodiac. Every year, the…
They may have found the Queen!
“LUXOR, Egypt — For weeks, a group of explorers have scanned the walls of a tomb in the Valley of the Kings, using radar and infrared devices, in the hopes…
Brussels Lockdown
Today Brussels remains on a third day of lockdown as police attempt to stop what they suspect to be a Paris type attack on the city. In an effort to…
HIGHLIGHT #2: NEWS FROM PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN
Pakistan and Afghanistan: More than 200 people have died, mostly in Pakistan, after a magnitude-7.5 earthquake hit Pakistan and north-eastern parts of Afghanistan. Tremors from the quake were also felt in…