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Back to Berkeley BEAUTIFUL DAY AT THE I-HOUSE CAFE Alva Cornelius and friends put together a mini-reunion that took place in Berkeley and L.A., before Alva returned home to Göttingen, Germany. Alva writes, "We really enjoyed our vacation in the U.S., especially at I-House. It was like coming 'home.'" Clockwise from top: Alva Cornelius (IH 199800), Rika Hirata (IH 1998-00), Jame-Ane Ervin (IH 1998-00) and Jocelyn Truitt (IH 2000-02). GREAT HALL GET-TOGETHER Alumni Gatherings Worldwide Anna Romanowska writes: "The story of our group goes back to fall 2007 and spring 2008. After having a great time at I-House, we decided to keep our friendships alive and visit each other in our home countries. Our first Reunion was in Paris in 2009 (below), an absolutely amazing gathering of 18 people from different countries. It was clear that I-House reunions need to be a fixed part of our lives so we decided to celebrate New Year's Eve in Munich in 2010. Again, awesome time, and we managed to reach out to even more people so we continued to plan more gatherings. Top from left: Andre Artioukhine, Job Van DeSande, Anna Romanowska, So far we've met up in Michael Krüsi, Alexis Clinet, Elisabetta Tollardo, Dominik Domin. Below from left: Mariska Visser, Benoit Rogerie, Mylene Le, Huan Liu, Jan Zybura Amsterdam, Vienna, Brussels, Nice, Rotterdam, Madrid and Barcelona. Wherever we go we carry the I-House spirit with us! We even have two couples who knew each other at I-House but started to date only after coming to our reunions. For New Year's Eve 2014 we are planning to meet up in Istanbul." n Proudly displaying their Cal and I-House love, Fredrik Olovsson posts on Facebook, "Four I-House friends making a greeting for a fifth, who couldn't make it to the reunion in Shanghai, November 2012. We Love I-House!" The group spelled out COMO for their friend Como Shin (IH 2010-11), who was there in spirit! n Decades apart but common ties to I-House. From left: Gauri & Ashish Desai (IH 1994) w/ their kids, Mitra Forati (IH 1992-94), Momen El-Husseini (IH 2008-09 & 2012-13) and Mehdi Maasoumy (IH 2009-10) From left: Benjamin Maurice (IH 2010-11), Cynthia Or (IH 2010-12) Fredrik Olovsson (IH 2010-11) and Ivy Chu (IH 2010-11). GATHERING OVER GUMBO I-House pals met with more Cal friends at Angeline's Louisiana Kitchen, a popular hangout in downtown Berkeley. From left, Andreas Andersen (IH 2012), Anna Torres (IH 2012-13), Mimi Portilla (IH 2012) and Hannah Sholder (IH 2011-13). Plan Your Own Reunion! Would you like to get together with I-House friends? Using Facebook and email, you can plan your own reunion at I-House or elsewhere. Alumni Relations can help spread the word! Email ihalumni@berkeley.edu. 10 International House Times Neil Smyth writes: "Thought you might be interested in a gathering of a group of friends from I-House around the 1996-1997 period, with partners and kids that met up over Easter 2013 in south Holland. So, a total of six IH alumni, meeting up 15 years after living together in I-House with as many kids as adults to show for the intervening years!" n From left: Carlo Cloet (IH 1996), Marloes van Caspel (IH 1997), Neil Smyth (IH 1996), Frank Hoffmaan (IH 1996), Diederik [Evelyna], Evelyna de Beer (IH 1997), Simon Wakeman (IH 1996), Rachel Fleet [Simon], Siska Philps [Carlo] + future residents of I-House (kids from the five couples)! Names in brackets show who they are a partner of.