He recalls that they were separated when he went to study in Hawaii in 1971 at the recommendation of the painter Liu Kuo-sung and she had an opportunity to study in Spain.
王童憶起民國六十年，他在畫家劉國松推薦下，去夏威夷研究舞台設計，顧昭世也正好有機會赴西班牙進修服裝設計，夫妻倆小別一年多，再在紐約會合。