Ruoyu Li, Class of 2019
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 often have cool names; can you tell us how you got yours?
Li is my family name and “ruo” means appear to look like, and “yu” means sunlight. So “Ruoyu” means someone who looks like sunlight

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Ingredients (for 4 people)

Butter/Oil
picture from marmiton.org
2 onions
3 cloves of garlic
500-700g of ground beef
1 tb chili powder
2 tb cumin powder
optional: 1 tb (or more if you like to eat spicy!) cayenne pepper or chili flakes
~80g tomato past
1-2 tins of red or black bean
1 beef stock cube
salt & pepper

Directions
In a large pot on medium/high heat, cook the onions and garlic in the oil or butter

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Robyn Lin, Class of ’18
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’!!!!
Hey Robyn, what’s your name??
– Robyn Winona Lin

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Hey folks! Are you wondering where to have meals with your friends off campus on weekends? Or treat yourself to some delicious desserts? This week OIS wants to share with you some useful online restaurant reviews near Vassar campus!

 
BC Kitchen

Address: 1-3 Collegeview Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603

Description: Eclectic restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with an emphasis on fresh, local and seasonal ingredients. Wonderful food and bar menus change often with creative specials daily

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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

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