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14 International House Times Look Who Came To Visit! 1. Attending a professional conference in the Bay Area, Dagmar Saschek (IH 1989) was thrilled to see I-House again and visit with Executive Director Hans Giesecke. Her visit invoked many memories, including the evening the Berlin Wall came down. On that epic night, a friend told her to go to the Great Hall, "you need to see what's happening!" e room was filled to the brim with residents watching the news coverage from Germany. Someone loudly announced, "She is German; let her through." e crowd magically parted, and she was able to sit near the TV with the other German residents. Experiencing this historic event with her I-House community is something she will never forget. 2. On a beautiful February day, Kathy Rai (IH 1990-91) took the opportunity to show her two daughters the Great Hall and her favorite spots in I-House. After a tour, they ended their visit with lunch in the Dining Commons. 3. While visiting from Southern California, author Dr. Wendy Treynor (IH 2006) was eager to see I-House again and relive the same joy and happiness she experienced when she lived at I-House in 2006. 4. After being announced as one of Forbes' 30 under 30 Europe in Science and Healthcare, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Rochester Satya Gontcho A Gontcho (IH 2012) took the opportunity to attend a Dark Matter Conference at UC Berkeley and experience I-House again by staying in the Ambassador Suite and meeting with our new Director of Philanthropy Bill Howley. 5. In honor of her parents Florrie and William Milligan (IH 1947-48), Marty Milligan established a named scholarship in their memory. Marty had the pleasure of meeting this year's scholarship recipients, Shizhan Zhu and Feng Ji, and have lunch with them in the Dining Commons. 6. Award-winning journalist Sylvie Brieu (IH 1991-92) was able to visit I-House on her way back to her home in France. She is currently working on a new editorial project about the American West. 7. On a family trip traveling throughout the U.S., Marie Etchamendy (IH 1989), pictured front row, enjoyed showing her family where she lived during the summer of 1989 when she was an exchange student from France. She was amazed by how I-House still looked like she remembered it many years ago. Back to Berkeley 5 1 2 3 4 6 7

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