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It's a small world after all.

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Real Estate Agent

I was checking my email this morning when a Facebook invite,Linkedin invite and an email from my website popped up all at once. I immediately recognized the name Chris Aldrich. Chris attended American Community School with me in Athens Greece. We had some wild times I tell you. As American kids living in Greece we took full advantage of the situation. I remember once Chris and a bunch of our friends went on spring break to an Island we started out with money in our pockets, sunny weather and not a care in the world.Someone had the bright idea to rent motorcycles and away we went....Chris drove his off the side of a mountain(sounds worse than it was) but it totaled the bike. The shop that rented the bikes to us said if we didn't give them all our money they would contact the police. We ended up sneaking into a beach resort and sleeping in a cabana freezing half to death and eating peanuts they left at the bar....Sounds terrible I am sure but you know what that was the time of my life...go figure...anyway I found out Chris also works for RE/MAX in Oregon...It is a small world after all

Kathy Opatka
RE/MAX CROSSROADS - Ocean City, MD
Serving Ocean City, MD, & The Delaware Beaches

Richard,

Loved this story.... it is a small world and the 'Net is making it even smaller!..... Great sign; do you stand on the freeway with it?

Kathy Opatka Re/max OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND

Feb 09, 2009 01:34 AM
Brent Johnson
Chase International South Tahoe Realty - South Lake Tahoe, CA

I love the networking sites! I have been able to contact many long lost Friends and it has revived many memories like yours!

Feb 09, 2009 01:34 AM
Joanne O'Donnell
Chic Home Interiors - Oakland, CA

Richard, what a great reconnection story.  I just started on linkedin, facebook and twitter and am hoping something like that will happen to me!  Years ago through the power of google I was able to reconnect with a few friends from childhood and it has been great - looking for the next phase!

Feb 09, 2009 01:37 AM
Amanda Christiansen
Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN
Christiansen Group Realty

I have found so many people on facebook it's insane!  I just got an email from a friend I hadn't seen since my sophomore year in high school.  She saw that I was in real estate and now I am helping her find a home!  How cool!

Feb 09, 2009 01:39 AM
Shirley Parks
Sands Realty 210-414-0966 - San Antonio, TX
Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate

First of all, two words: Bad Boys.

It is easier to find guys who were classmates than it is to find girls since girls usually have a different last name than when they were in school.

 

Feb 09, 2009 01:54 AM
Lori Isaacson
Credit Restoration Consultants - Plantation, FL

I am amazed at how many people I am re-connecting with on facebook. I did not understand what the big deal was at first. I am beginning to get it.

Happy Monday!!

Lori

Feb 09, 2009 02:04 AM
Home Loan Search.Online
Home Loan Search Online - Newnan, GA

I've reconnected with a lot of old high school and college friends through these networking sites. In today's market it pays to be online networking!

Feb 09, 2009 03:02 AM
Donna Harris
Donna Homes, powered by JPAR - TexasRealEstateMediationServices.com - Austin, TX
Realtor,Mediator,Ombudsman,Property Tax Arbitrator

Very amazing how you can run into people you  haven't see or heard from in years! What a great story!

Feb 09, 2009 05:46 AM
Richard Bowman
San Antonio, TX

I actually spoke with Chris on the phone this morning. It was great catching up with him. he did have some corrections to the story...like he mentioned the bike wasn't totaled and we spent all the money to fix the bike not pay off the shop keeper. Funny how you remember stuff . When he recanted the story to me it was hilarious...I laughed and Laughed. Maybe if we are lucky he will write a brief summary of how he saw the whole thing go down....(or over the cliff)..lol

Feb 09, 2009 05:59 AM
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTORĀ®, Broker

Richard,

What a great story.  I also have reconnected with old friends the same way.  Got to love it.

Feb 09, 2009 06:54 AM
Mike Garro
Milobox - Real Estate - San Francisco, CA

That's a nice story Richard. It's weird how these connections are made, it proves to show that you never know what tomorrow will bring.

Feb 09, 2009 07:41 AM
Charles Stallions
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL
850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

Great story Richard and it is nice to connect with old friends and get together as well.

Feb 09, 2009 12:36 PM