The alumni dinner was a huge part of the great day that was Friday, August 20th We arrived at the elegant apartment home of Tom Gwyn, a former member of the UW Badger basketball team, and were greeted by his wife and staff. Entering the home we were asked to take off our shoes--as is the custom in this country. After some introductions and mingling, some of the Shanghai chapter alumni showed up and talked to many of us about their experiences at the UW and also working in Asian countries and other places abroad. We enjoyed an interesting power point presentation about the economy of China and how it affected the world, particularly the USA. This opened our eyes to the face that China has a huge impact on your day to day lives even though we may not notice. The United States is not as powerful and independent as we have been believed. It is about time that people begin to understand this fact and stop operating as if we can do no wrong in the world.
-Claudia Coria-Luna
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