Translator turned cousin

I had been exchanging emails with several new found cousins in Hungary. But they did not speak English and I did not know Hungarian. I would pick through these emails with a Hungarian dictionary, but was sure that I was missing some of the information in these emails. By chance, my son worked at NYU with a Hungarian woman and he offered to ask her to translate the emails for me. Unfortunately, she had gone on vacation. That night, my son was entering his apartment when the door of the apartment next to him opened. Out stepped a young Hungarian girl and my son asked her if she would do the translation. She agreed and after doing the translation, told my son that her mother's maiden name was the same as the name (Karli) I was researching. My son emailed me this information and I told him that the town was Ratot (now Gyulafiratot) and was just north of Lake Balaton in Hungary. He said that she also mentioned Lake Balaton and that he would forward this information to her. Within 2 hours I received an email that this girl was my 3rd cousin once removed. Our nearest common ancestor was born 193 years ago. She also had already called her mother to tell her of our connection. The following Saturday, we were treated to a traditional Hungarian meal Two things make this chance meeting remarkable. If my son's co-worker did not go on vacation, this connection would have never taken place. And, 2 months later, this cousin moved to another building