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…
International Profile 1# – Robyn Winona Lin
International Profile 1# The International community is highly diverse and welcoming. Interested in knowing some of these cool people? Wondering about what are they like? Let’s welcome Robyn, Vassar 2018’!!!!…
Trans-Atlantic flights & Bangladeshi Weddings
For winter break I went home to Dhaka, Bangladesh and it was forty degrees warmer than Poughkeepsie. You see in Bangladesh (South-East Asia), the dead of winter is as cold…
Summer at Vassar: Featuring Sahara Pradhan ’15
Hello, internationals! Here at OIS, we’ve been working over the past few weeks on updating and improving this website. One of the ideas we came up with is to explore…
VISA/OIS Farewell Dinner May 2013
VISA/OIS Farewell Dinner May 2013, a set on Flickr. Click to see the photos!