During our first conversation, Alan and I discovered our mutual love for traveling. Alan regaled me with stories of his adventures during the year he spent teaching in Thailand, and I shared stories about celebrating the Summer Solstice in Sweden and working on my graduate degree in Uganda. After chatting about all the places we had already visited, we began talking about our dream travel plans. We quickly found that at the top of both of our lists was a trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. We pretty much knew we were meant for one another at that point... So when Alan began to plan the proposal, he knew exactly where he wanted the event to take place. To that end, Alan surprised me with a trip to Iceland for my 29th birthday. He proposed while we stood in the snow, gazing up at the most brilliant display of green and purple lights dancing across the night sky. It could not have been a more perfect moment.