ooh, i'd love it if she was a former student of his! i'm thinking he came straight from new york where he's lived for the past 15 years or so with his ex-wife. not sure which college he taught at so i'm open! maybe she was one of his "problem children" in his class and he wound up taking her under his wing, encouraging her and the like? him winding up in st augustine could be a coincidence and they could go from there.