Gabriel and I met while we were both teaching English in Thailand. The first time we spoke was on the roof of our hotel during a two-day orientation, overlooking a lit-up Bangkok skyline. It would have been romantic, except that first conversation bombed and we walked away not liking each other. Luckily, when we got our teaching assignments, Gabriel was placed in the same town as my friend Jon, only a couple hours from me. I would meet up with them on the weekends and explore Thailand from the back of Gabe’s scooter. That went so well that we decided to explore Indonesia and Vietnam together. And then we got Giardia and got very, very sick together. We expect the next 50+ years to be a slow return to those frail, but love-filled beginnings.