Almost 10,000 km away from home, in a foreign land, our paths crossed, when she transferred to my university. We met for the first time during a winter study field trip. It was cold outside, but warm inside the guest house, where we sat across from each other at a long dinner table with our classmates, a fireplace glowing nearby. That evening marked the beginning. We exchanged contacts, not knowing how much that simple moment would change everything. As spring arrived, our connection grew. I helped her settle into a new dormitory and find her way around a new university. We studied together, shared long days on campus, and supported each other through assignments, exams, and eventually completing our final-year theses side by side. I am calm and composed as ice. She is intense, expressive, and full of energy like a fire. Different in many ways, yet somehow perfectly complement each other.