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…
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…
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…
International Profile 4#—Alma Leyva
Alma Leyva, Vassar staff. International Profile 4# The international community at Vassar not only contains students, but also staff! They make our hallways and buildings neat and clean, serve us…
International Profile 3# – Samana Shrestha
Samana Shrestha, Class of ’18 International Profile 3# The International community is highly diverse and welcoming. This week, we will meet Samana Shrestha, Vassar 2018’!!!! Samana is from: Nepal/ Nepali/…
International Profile – Ruoyu (Lucy) Li
Today we bring to you the coolest fresh(wo)man apprentice from OIS! Ruoyu (Lucy) Li, Class of 2019 Beijing, China Undecided, but interest in Art History Hello Ruoyu! International kids…