Sharon shared her memories of the time capsule and was amazed to see some familiar items on display in the Welcome Center. She remembered using the red agendas and even recalled that they cost 3,500 won! She also remembered the big stuffed gorilla in Mr. GINGERICH’s office. Vivian is currently working in the fashion industry and Sharon just graduated from high school. They live in Los Angeles.
From Left: Mickey SHEFET (Vered’s husband), Vered ABRAHAMSON ‘84* & Ronen ABRAHAMSON ‘91*
On May 7th, Ronen ABRAHAMSON ’91* , his sister Vered ABRAHAMSON ’84*and Vered’s husband Mickey SHEFET visited the School (photo above); it had been 30 years since they had left Korea. Ronen and Vered attended SFS from 1979-1983, and left abruptly in 1983 after the sudden death of their father. Ronen, currently living in Israel, came to Korea on business and asked Vered, who lives in Pennsylvania, to meet up with him. So Vered and Mickey hopped on a plane to meet up with Ronen to revisit their memories of Korea. They visited their old house in Itaewon and even got to see inside the house as the new residents invited them in. They could not believe how much the school and Korea in general had changed. As they looked through old yearbooks, Ronen recalled his third grade teacher Mrs. GREENWALD, and his classmates Gerard BRADLEY and Brian BUCKLEY. Vered remembered having played on both JV and Varsity basketball teams and confessed that she still has the jersey! Both commented that SFS was a very special place and time for them. They were very thankful for the
education they had received here. Ronen shared “we arrived with no English and we are thankful for the wonderful job SFS did for our English. The ESL program was excellent!” Ronen and Vered agreed that they would come back to visit with their respective children and mom.
Sharon ‘06* and Vivian KIM ‘12* On May 23rd, sisters Sharon and Vivian KIM came by the school for a visit. Sharon ‘06* attended SFS from grade3-7, and Vivian ‘12* left after 1st grade.
Hedvig LUNDEN-WELDEN, Christine CHAMPLIN & June KANG
Christine CHAMPLIN, Former Faculty & parent made a visit from Shanghai. Christine and her husband Chris repatriated to the US for three short months and then moved to Shanghai, China in May of 2012. She was fortunate to work for Concordia International schools’ Marketing Department, assisting them in creating a 15th Anniversary Gallery Stairwell. She is presently working for a North American company that develops and manufactures systems for sustainable health habits, youthful vitality and skincare. The company’s vision is to impact world health and free people from physical and financial pain. We will be opening in mainland China in October, 2013. Cont.d
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