In the summer of 2015, Molly and Daniel embarked on a month-long study abroad trip in Italy. They first met when the group of UNC Charlotte and the University of Tennessee students gathered for the first time in Rome, Italy for a cooking class. They remember walking back to their respective hotels after the cooking class and talking about music artists they both liked, but no sparks yet. Two weeks into the trip, the study abroad group toured Florence on a Friday and had the weekend free to explore on their own. Several students stayed in Florence and danced the night away. Daniel and Molly were among those students and you could say sparks began to fly. Needless to say, the study abroad trip was life-changing for both of them. Daniel and Molly have been inseparable ever since they returned from Italy. Fast forward five and a half years later and the two have graduated college, started their careers, and spontaneously got the best Goldendoodle, Mia LaMantia (featured below).