Three years ago when I just entered Vassar, I had no idea how to initiate a conversation with anyone. During international orientation, I saw other international students so busily exchanging conversations with people sitting next to them, while couldn’t even spare a second to eat the breakfast bagel on their plate
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Why I Chose Vassar – A Narrative by Tyler Wen
I never knew Vassar even existed until 2 weeks before its college application deadline. I was just looking online for more colleges, possible places that I could willingly call my alma mater in the future, colleges where I knew I could both learn a lot and still have fun, institutions that could really change my life for the better
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Check out this recipe for Hainanese Chicken Rice made by Tastemade Japan!
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Saudi Arabia plans to move away from oil dependence
The world’s largest exporter of crude oil has made an ambitious plan to reduce its dependence on oil which currently makes over 70% of Saudi’s revenue. As oil prices have fallen to half its peak level ($115 in June 2014), Saudi points to large uncertainty in future oil prices and the resulting swings in national revenues as reasons to slowly reduce its dependence on oil
Mass Bleaching in the Great Barrier Reefs
Two weeks ago officials reported that around half of the northern part of the barrier reef have been bleached. If the bleaching trend continues, most of the coral could die