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Back to Berkeley International House Times 13 7 9 11 Alumni are always welcome to visit their former home under the dome! 10 12 8 7. Sandhya Sood (IH 1998-99) appreciated having the opportunity to experience I-House's Diwali dinner with current I-House residents and I-House Board member Milan Kaur. 8. Eduardo della Maggiora (IH 2003) (front row second from left) shares, "17 years later, I'm back where I spent one of the best years of my life. Not much has changed on the outside, but UC Berkeley has become one of the main innovation hubs in the U.S., having the largest number of graduating startup founders of any public university in the world." 9. Danielle Laurens (IH 1967) and her husband Dr. Eberhard Haug traveled from France to celebrate their 50th anniversary. ey shared a story about how they met: Danielle had just missed a bus to go on an excursion to San Francisco. Eberhard missed the same bus. ey began talking while they waited for the second bus to arrive, and then sat together on the ride into the City. e rest is history! 10. Antonio Garcia-Galan (IH 2014-15) and Laia Llinas Bertran (IH 2014-15) both from Barcelona, lived next door to each other in I-House. Laia writes, "We could not skip the visit to where all of us met to recall the good memories: watching the sunset from the 7th floor lounge, sitting at the same spot in the library, and even the smell of the laundry room! Being able to recall all of this with the newlywed couple (Antonio and Keven Dao) and all the friends that were there from the beginning was such a lovely experience!" 11. Mitra Forati (IH 1991-94) visited from Boulder, Colorado. She enjoyed meeting Executive Director Hans Giesecke and also seeing all the upgrades in the building. 12. Christina Boerner (IH 1999) made sure to show her boys I-House during their visit in the Bay Area from Switzerland. ey enjoyed their stay in the Ambassador Suite and seeing all of her favorite places in I-House.