The garden party my parents organized for us turned out to be great and very international: We had German, Japanese, Chinese, American, Canadian, Polish, and Spanish guests coming from Germany, Japan, England, America and Italy, writing guest book messages in German, English, Chinese, Japanese, Polish and Spanish. The weather was (except for a five minute rain) perfect and almost too hot. We received a lot of witty and/or useful gifts and cards, and everyone seemed to have fun. Now we are hoping that many can also make the rather expensive trip to Shanghai for our wedding party on November, 1st.