i know exactly what you mean.
another team mate and i share the same orthodontist. he keeps up with the team's progress through the two of us. everytime i'm in there, i hear him telling the other patients "see that girl over there? she builds robots at school, and competes them. steph, tell [him/her] about robotics!" he and i also have a running joke. we tell his younger patients that i am a robot, and my braces are my circuitry. it's a little faulty, and i'm having problems with shorts, so i had to come get it fixed
also, a neighbor of ours brought some spinach from his garden when he introduced himself. my parents invited him to stay for dinner, and he and i ended up talking about robotics.
hehe