It is no secret or surprise that our alumni at SAS go on to be seriously awesome adults. Lucky for us, they often return to visit, and sometimes even come back to teach us a thing or two. Last week we welcomed Erin Lowry ’07, author of "Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together".
上海美國學校的校友都是優秀的人才，這不是什么秘密，也不讓人感到意外。幸運的是，他們常常會回到母校，有時候還會向我們傳授一些經驗。上周，我們迎來了上海美國學校2007屆畢業生Erin Lowry，她也是《Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together》一書的作者。
Erin’s first stop was to meet with some of her fellow millennials, students in the 12th grade at SAS. In an extensive question-and-answer session, she talked about her trajectory since graduation, and the linchpins to her success. Networking, budgeting, boundaries, and taking initiative were interwoven into her own personal story. And yet the content of her work as a full-time author and speaker was also a fascination unto itself: Erin helps her entire generation relate to and engage in the complicated world of finance. For students soon headed off on their own, into college and beyond, Erin gave a look at money management and investing through a fresh and relatable lens. This led into a session later in the day with fellow SAS alumni at the Hyatt on the Bund. In a millennial-focused finance workshop, Erin provided the opportunity to examine the emotions we all have attached to money, and provided some tools to be more confident in managing risks and talking about this (often taboo) subject as young adults.
來到上海美國學校后，Erin首先與千禧世代——上海美國學校十二年級學生——進行了交流互動。她以問答的形式談到了自己畢業后的人生軌跡以及自己取得成功的關鍵因素。建立人脈、制定預算、劃清界限、積極主動，所有這些都包含在她自己的故事中。她作為一位全職作家兼演講家的身份著實令人著迷：Erin幫助她這一代了解并認識了復雜的財務世界。面對即將升入大學，開始獨立生活的學生，Erin以全新的視角談到了理財和投資。當天晚些時候，她在上海外灘茂悅大酒店與上海美國學校校友對此進行了討論。在一場專注于千禧世代的財務研討會上，Erin提供了一個機會，讓我們能夠審視自己附著在金錢上的情感。她還提供了一些工具，讓我們能夠更加自信地進行風險管理，以年輕人的身份談論這個（常常是禁忌的）話題。
In a final event downtown, Erin did a speech and book signing with a wide range of our SAS community from both campuses. For the parents in the room, Erin offered assurance that while careers and life paths might look different for young people today, not to fear—millennials are as capable of success and leadership as each generation before them. And as for the millennials present, her books and story provide a useful puzzle piece to help chart a path to that era of responsible adulthood, while still being true to oneself.
在市中心舉行的最后一個活動中，Erin給上海美國學校兩個校區的師生和家長進行了一場演講，并舉行了簽售活動。Erin向現場的家長表示，盡管對于現如今的年輕人來說，職業生涯和生活軌跡可能與過去有所不同，但家長不必擔心，千禧世代同樣能夠取得成功，同樣能夠發揮領導作用。對于現場千禧世代的學生來說，她的書籍和故事有助于他們在忠實于自己內心真實想法的同時成長為負責任的成年人。
Onward, alumni, and thanks. You just never cease to make us proud.
感謝我們的校友，你們一直是我們的驕傲。
SUCCESS. EVERY DAY AT SAS.
成功。就在上海美國學校的每一天。
