I will admit that I take great pleasure in the awkward interactions I have with students when I have caught them doing something that they don't want me to see. Usually, it is that I have caught one of the students that I work closely with drunk and doing something stupid. I live basically on campus and on the nights that I work late or am out with friends, I walk down the hill to my house and pass countless students. Usually these moments of passing are innocuous, pleasant and generally forgettable...but occasionally, I meet one of "my students". I meet a student that I work closely with and they are in a position they do not want me to witness.
Tonight, I ran into SM with a group of friends. I was walking home and he was just walking. He was singing loudly and laughing. He had clearly had a few beverages. Then he sees me. There is a moment where he struggles to make a decision about whether to ignore me or to acknowledge me. He is torn but I make the decision for him and say "Hi SM"!! I am perky and cheery. I wave. He is awkward but acknowledges me. It doesn't matter the student, it is a similar story every time.
I keep walking reveling in the awkward encounter and chuckling as the sound of the student acknowledging to his peers that I am his advisor wafts down to my ears. I enjoy the awkward interaction.
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