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December 2007
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After the frantic rush of fall orientation, December brings relative calm to the FIUTS office. It's a rare opportunity to catch up, take stock, and work on all those projects we have been meaning to get to! And with so many exciting projects in the works, it's hard to decide where to start!

Planning for the 60th anniversary event is in full swing, with alumni around the world signing up to join the organizing committee and helping as we plan events for next November both in Seattle and abroad. Click here to read updates on FIUTS' Anniversary planning.

Winter quarter is filled with events and activities for current students. Along with "traditional" FIUTS outings to sporting and cultural events and weekend trips to Portland and Vancouver, we've added several new adventures - a chocolate factory tour, volunteering at PAWS, and more. Click here to read the FIUTS activity calendar.

FIUTS education outreach programming is also preparing for a busy winter. Once again, we'll match current UW international students with children from White Center Heights Elementary for a six-week Pen Pal cycle. At the end of six weeks of emails to their pen pals, the children join FIUTS for a Wednesday Lunch to meet their pen pal. Click here to read more about FIUTS Education Outreach.

These are only a few of the exciting programs coming up at FIUTS - read on to learn more!

Era Schrepfer,
FIUTS Executive Director
era@fiuts.org

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As a part of UW Career Discovery week, FIUTS is planning Take the World to Work Day. This one-day event will match international students individually or in small groups to visit professionals in their work places for a day, offering a rare glimpse inside the professional life of their chosen career.

Take the World to Work Day is scheduled for Thursday, February 7, 2008. FIUTS is looking for professionals or local businesses willing to host a student or group of students for at a half or whole day.

If you are not available to host for Take the World to Work day, consider joining FIUTS on Wednesday, February 6, for a special career networking Wednesday Lunch.
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This Thursday, December 6, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, FIUTS staff and students will be staffing the gift wrap area at the University Village Barnes & Noble. Gift wrapping is free, but all donations will go towards FIUTS programs. We hope to see you there!
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Philipp Khuc-Trong , Richard Thöt, Kyla Linnenkohl (visiting from Seattle), Thomas Sander, Markus Heinemann and Stephan Jank, and enjoy a meal in Frankfurt in late August.
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Another FIUTS alumni gathering, this time in Oslo, Norway. In attendance: Minna Kovanen, Knut Arne Birkedal,Tim Lee, Andreas Eiderhed, Kristian Ytre-Hague, Marie Vanderbilt, Emily Williams, Vegard Willumsen and Heather Cameron
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
A group of FIUTS alumni are currently planning a reunion event in Seoul, Korea for sometime in the next couple of months. If you are in the area and would like to join in, please contact Meli ssa Andrada

WASHINGTON D.C. AREA
Are you in the greater Washington D.C. area? FIUTS Homestay & Community Relations Coordinator Alicia van der Veen will be traveling there over the holidays, and meeting up with past FIUTS staff member Mara Parker. Want to joint them for a FIUTS get together? Email Alicia.
FIUTS Winter Community Potluck is coming up, so be sure to save the date! The potluck is a wonderful way to visit with FIUTS students, host families, and other community members, and to enjoy fabulous food from around the world! The potluck will be held on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at the UW Waterfront Activities Center. More information will be provided in the January edition of the FIUTS E-Intercom.
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Glühwein

This recipe comes from FIUTS Student Board Member Lissie Rabusseau. If you would like to submit a recipe for the 60th anniversary edition of the FIUTS cookbook, to be released next year, please send it to FIUTS by email or by mail to:

FIUTS, University of Washington, Box 352233, Seattle, WA 98195

  • 2 bottles of red wine
  • 1 organic lemon
  • 1 organic orange
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 cup of sugar

Slowly heat up the wine, and add the juice of half the orange and lemon.
Slice the remaining orange and lemon half and add to the wine.
Add Cinnamon sticks, Bay leaf, cloves and sugar.
The holidays are a wonderful time to reach out to old friends, and FIUTS is no exception! Staff and current students enjoy reading holiday correspondence from alumni around the world, and it's a wonderful way to ensure that FIUTS has your current contact information.

Send your holiday greetings to:
FIUTS
University of Washington, Box 352233
Seattle, WA 98195
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FIUTS staff and students enjoyed tea and homemade cookies at the home of UW President, Dr. Mark Emmert and his wife DeLaine. The tea is an annual event hosted by the faculty auxiliary as a fundraiser for FIUTS programs. Thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Emmert and the Faculty Auxiliary for this wonderful holiday tradition!

At the intersection of the University of Washington and the community, FIUTS inspires lifelong engagement through activities that build global understanding.
Era Schrepfer
Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS)

email: ed@fiuts.org
phone: 206-543-0736
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