Deokjin and Raquel met over three years ago through a social learning network. HelloTalk is a collaborative community where people from different countries around the world engage in language exchange. Highly interested in Asian popular culture, Raquel became motivated to bridge the perception gap and go beyond the mainstream to connect with native speakers who were just as eager to learn and teach as she was. Deokjin had been utilizing the language exchange application to improve his English writing and speaking skills and like most stories, it started with a simple 안녕하세요 (Hello). It was their similar style of humor and shared interests (who doesn't love a good cat selfie?) that connected the pair and in time a beautiful international friendship blossomed. It was somewhere in between all of the video and phone calls, the sleepless nights/mornings and traveling that something changed. The good-byes grew longer and being apart from one another became increasingly harder. As the saying goes, "The best love story is when you fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time." It was last year, whilst adventuring in Freeport Maine where DeokJin made his proposal. The unsuspecting future bride's response to the life altering question was immediate and pretty obvious. "Yes.. yes.. yes.. I do, I do, I do!" and even though the ring was 3 sizes too big (true story) April 8, 2019 not only marked the date of the happy couple's engagement, but the genesis of a new chapter in their story, proving that "love will travel as far as you let it. It has no limits." (Dee King)