Michael and Kasia met on March 14, 2016, for their first day of job training! They started dating not long after. Michael is from the small town of Petersburg, Illinois. He has two older sisters. Michael grew up playing baseball, the drums, and bowling! He went to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and received his Bachelor's in Chemistry. Michael now works for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources where he spends his days making sure everyone drinks clean water! Kasia was born in Poland and raised in the big city of Chicago, Illinois. She has two older brothers. Kasia grew up playing volleyball, in dance classes, and learning how to read and write in Polish on her own. She is a first-generation college student in the United States, and received her degree in Geology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kasia now works for AECOM where she spends her days drilling and writing reports. At the end of the day, the two come home to two adorable pups, Cezar, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and Shadow, a Labrador-Great Dane mix. For fun, Kasia and Michael enjoy binge watching TV shows, going to the Cardinal's games, and hiking in Missouri's parks.