The mother of one of my best friends back in the States sent me an email asking if I could research her French pen pal from high school (1962-1964). She had his old address, so I started with his name and the town in the pages blanches, and there was a hit for the region.
I thought up my little speech, and dialed the phone.
His wife answered and I explained why I was calling, and she handed the phone to Bernard. And yes, he remembered his American pen pal! We chatted for a bit and I filled him in on the major facts of my friend's mother's life (In California now, not Connecticut, married, kid, retired English teacher) and he told me a little bit about his life since 1964.
I emailed his address and a summary of my phone conversation to my friend's mom, so now she can get back in touch with him.
Can you imagine being contacted by someone from 45 years ago? I hope Bernard thinks it's as neat as I do.
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this post inspired me to look for my old french assistant from high school and I found her on les pages blanches and then on facebook! Yay! :o)
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