No, they don't. But it's like a gut feeling, one of those things that just feels right when it hits you. Like I didn't believe it, but I knew in my gut that it was true. Besides, you wouldn't have gotten the email otherwise. The Powers That Be know how to find us.
It's not really weird, not anymore. I used to get upset when other fighters were doing things "wrong" and I still try my hardest to be authentic. And it really does make me happy and yeah, a little homesick. It's the closest I can get to my true self without getting into actual sword fights. :)