In 2017, Chris was a Physical Therapy student at the University of Hartford, Conneticut and Jessica was an Occupational Therapy student at the University of Texas-Medical Branch when both schools sent them to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana for clinical rotations. When they weren’t working with patients, Jess quickly became Chris’ favorite tour guide-teaching him how to peel crawfish, catch Mardi Gras beads and even showed him alligators in real life. They kept finding excuses to see each other, even after the clinical rotation ended, and Chris was able to return the favor by showing Jess the best sights in New England. After 1 year of dating long distance, Jess moved up to Massachusetts to be with Chris and the rest is history!