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Cthulhu · Joined: 02 Feb 2003

Back when I lived in Korea I'd run into students on the street--no surprise there. But almost a year gone from Korea I took a vacation with my wife to Europe. We were in London visiting the British Museum, had just taken a look at the Elgin Marbles when I heard someone call my name. What a surprise to run into two of my former students who were on their own vacation to England.

Anyone else run into their students (or former students) in surprising or unusual places and locales?

leebumlik69

Homer · Guest

A few years back...ran into two of students (that is when I was teaching Elementary school kids) at the spa in Busan... Laughing

Their dads where with them to...it made for one heck of a strange parent-teacher meeting.... Laughing

candide · Joined: 03 Oct 2006

They used to run into me a lot when I'd be sitting outside a convenience store drunk out of my gourd surrounded by empty bottles of soju and beer. They always seemed to respect me a little more after that.

ratslash · Joined: 08 May 2003

when i was out there teaching:

lotte world once.

aquarium at coex once on xmas day - lol!

lawyertood · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject:

Two different times, two different students from camps I had worked. Both times at Incheon airport getting on the same plane.

robot · Joined: 07 Mar 2006

i taught korean students in vancouver for the last 5 years

i run into them all the time here.

kinda cool.

ROBT.

princess · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: soul of Asia

As long as I don't run into them in the jjimjibang, I'll be OK.

pidgin · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Location: Seoul

Bumped into an older gentlemen I had taught 3 months prior in an Anma on early a.m. He insisted on picking up my tab. Unlucky soul didn't realize I'd been there for 5 hours. Surprised

venus · Joined: 25 Oct 2006 Location: Near Seoul

maddog · Joined: 08 Dec 2005 Location: Daegu

I was walking down the high street on my way to the subway and guzzling a pithcer of OB. I heard a voice shout 'hi teacher Chris'. I thought nothing of it, but he took great pleasure in telling the other students that he saw me drunk.

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Yes.. met one in Las Vegas.. rather attractive Korean woman while I was with my Filipina gf in Vegas eating at a Korean restaurant. I couldn't place the woman, but she seemed to know A LOT about me.

I also saw a student of mine while on a train to Busan.. I was with 5 other foreigners on a trip.. and all riled up.. then see a student of mine in the same train. Kind of strange.. but alright.

hogwonguy1979 · Joined: 22 Dec 2003 Location: the racoon den

I saw one in the locker room of my old gym when I was completely naked. He just came up to me and said "hi..."

To say the least I switched gyms real fast

cwemory · Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Location: Gunpo, Korea

drunk and at 3am on a friends birthday, I met five of my grade one elementary school students (6-7 years old) at a run down 노래방. their parents were out on the piss and decided to take the rugrats with them. the kids even had their own singing room, which was good because one was sleeping. seeing them killed my buzz real quick. it's still one of my creepier moments in korea.

Corporal · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

I saw an old elementary student when we were both on the plane to Vancouver.