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From July/August 2001 AALFNY Newsletter:

**Alberto Constain writes: «I would have graduated in class of 1996. I just graduated from Tulane University's AB Freeman School of Business, in Finance and Economics, and started working for Pernod Ricard Americas in New York. Pernod Ricard is a French liquor and alcohol group. I am a Brand Manager.»

From March/April 2002 AALFNY Newsletter:

**Hélène Zivkovich tells us that Thibault Gournay ‘96 is currently working in New York and that Celine Ottria ‘96 is currently studying theatre in Paris. Hélène herself sent us the following message : “Hello everyone. It's the Zivkovich clan. My brother Nicolas ‘96 and I have been living in Paris ever since the Bac. Nick is attending the American School of Modern Music and is a professional jazz musician and, for those of you who remember his bizarre musical tastes, has two other bands as a pianist and a bass guitar player. As for me, after a year in Hypokhagne Scientifique, I headed to Paris also for a law degree. I graduated last year in International Law and am now interning in a law office. I still hang out or have regular contact with Pauline Ogier, Eleonore Gounod, Federica Sainte-Rose, Dieri Cisse, Valerie Rakotondramboa, Cécile Guyot, Gerard Honig, Gavin Kendall, Antti Kourula, Leilah Broukhim, Anne Apparu, Loys Martin, and Thibault Gournay. I ran into Georges Audi at the FNAC Montparnasse 2 years ago and saw Anastasia Trifonoff when she was in Paris. That's all I can think of, off the top of my head. I would love to know what everyone else is doing. Gustaf (Demarchelier ’96), I heard you are working for Morgan Stanley and that you were in the World Trade Center on September 11th. Fortunately you got out all right. All our thoughts are with you. There it is, a slight update until next time.
**Laurent Guiraud fait des études de Droit à Paris..
**Marianne Bédin nous ecrit : « Voici un petit récapitulatif de mon parcours : En quittant LFNY après la Terminale, je suis allée à Paris pour faire Math Sup et Spé au Lycée Stanislas. Après deux ans de prépa, j'ai intégré l'ISMRA - ENSICAEN où j'ai passé trois ans avant d'en sortir Ingénieur Informatique. Je travaille actuellement à Paris, en CDI chez SIM@BAY, une société de service spécialisée dans la monétique. Ma famille est rentrée à Paris au mois d'août 2001.»
**Julian Casablancas and Nikolaï Fraiture ’97 are on their way to conquering the airwaves. Along with their bandmembers, Julian and Nikolaï make up The Strokes, one of the hottest bands in the new music circuit.

From Winter 2002/2003 AALFNY Newsletter

**Eléonore Gounod nous écrit : « Guys et tout les autres! Juste un petit hello pour dire que je n’oublie pas le Lycée. Je suis toujours en contact avec the "Helene clan" comme elle dit. Je suis à Paris en architecture d'intérieur l'école à Camonodo et j'ai retrouvé Gaïa, pour ceux qui s'en souviennent. J'aimerais bien savoir si quelqu'un a des nouvelles de Caroline Imbert. » *
*Omran Al-Kawari writes from Qatar: "I can't believe I still remember some of the people on the list of ’96. I hope everyone is ok. Take care."

From Winter 2003-2004 AALFNY Newsletter

● Antti Kourula wrote: "I started my medical studies in Strasbourg, France, after graduating from the Lycée in 1996. After six long and fun years of studies, I finished Medical school in September 2002. I moved back to Finland and got legalized as a Medical Doctor over here. I am working as a General Practitioner at a Health Center in the suburbs of Helsinki. Right now, I think that I'm going to specialize in Cardiology, but I might change my mind yet. I keep in touch with Caroline Lautner, Nicolas and Helene Zivkovich in France, Gavin Kendall in Belgium, Gerard Honig in San Francisco, Diery Cisse in Senegal, Sarah Kember in Ireland. My brother Arno ‘98 also finished his studies in Economics and lives in Helsinki."

From November 2004 AALFNY Newsletter

Pamela (Guiraud) Darondeau ('91) sent us this news regarding her brother Laurent Guiraud: "Laurent is doing great, he just finished law school in France and is a brand new lawyer."

Leilah Broukhim wrote: "Hello to everyone out there! Wow, class of ´96, has it been that long? I am currently living in Madrid, Spain! After the lycee I studied film at Columbia U. but instead of jumping into the film world after graduation, I decided to move to Spain for a year to learn all I could about flamenco. And after a lot of back and forth, I am permanently living here and working as a flamenco dancer! Crazy... My sister Soraya ('98) still lives in NYC and is an amazing theatre actress!!! I miss you Sorry!... I´ve been in touch with Helene Zivkovich ('96) in Paris and through her have heard about about the whole group. Antti Kourula ('96) got married!!! And so did Seny Kamara ('96)!!! Congradulations!!! I have also been in touch with Patrice Augustin, Karim Abbadi, Cynthia Moureto and Gerarg Honig (who also went to Columbia!). Kisses to everyone and I hope you are all well! Love, L."