Recording summary · August 2018
I went to the same school as CHRIS BROAD (Abroad in Japan)-1
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Overview
A Facebook search during a livestream prompted reconnections with primary school acquaintances, uncovering mutual geographic and educational links with YouTuber Chris Broad around Sutton Valence Primary School, Cornwallis Secondary School, Maidstone Grammar School, and the University of Kent.
Exchanges with a former female classmate touched on childhood recollections including a pond fall, an apology for an arm punch, and her mother having childminded Chris Broad in Langley.
Past personal history included an ignored friend request to Chris Broad, childhood snooker altercations with a friend named Ricky, and a transfer away from Cornwallis Secondary School following a grandfather's death.
Themes
Reconnecting with a primary school classmate on Facebook and apologizing for punching her arm in primary school.
Discovering Chris Broad on the classmate's friend list and examining his personal, familial, and neighborhood ties across Sutton Valence and Langley.
Shared memories of Sutton Valence Primary School, including an incident where someone fell into a pond searching for newts.
Investigating Chris Broad's secondary and tertiary schooling across Cornwallis Secondary School, Maidstone Grammar School, and the University of Kent alongside Ben and Victoria.
Reflections on childhood friendship dynamics, school changes following the death of a grandfather, and alternate paths.
Developments
A Facebook friend request was sent to and accepted by a former primary school classmate during a livestream.
An apology was extended to the classmate for punching her arm in primary school.
A Facebook friend request sent to Chris Broad was ignored.
Ricky was hit in the face with a snooker cue following a childhood match.
A link to the Abroad in Japan channel was sent to Ben, who identified Chris Broad from Maidstone Grammar School.
Attendance shifted away from Cornwallis Secondary School after half a year to move into a deceased grandfather's house.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether Ricky and Chris Broad were ever in the same primary school class or knew each other personally.
Whether incidental physical contact occurred with Chris Broad during primary school.
Whether Chris Broad knows Victoria personally through their shared attendance at the University of Kent in Canterbury.