We met many years ago in our hometown of Marquette, MI. Then Jarrett went to China for 10 years while Eileen went to medical school and then to residency. We kept in touch and in December of 2017 decided it was a good time to reunite. We met up in Beijing in April 2018, traveled to South China and then to Jarrett's hometown of Qingdao. We started dating and a short time after we were engaged!