Due to frustrations with my career, I decided to go on volunteer trips to “give back”. The volunteer organization gave location options and to be honest, Peru was not my first choice….or my second. Apparently, the universe had other plans for me! Miguel works for the volunteer company as the activity coordinator and for 2 weeks we were in each other’s presence from early morning to late at night. I simply saw him as our “tour guide”…until the very last day of the trip. He dropped me off at the airport and when we hugged goodbye I felt this sadness come over me. At first, I thought it was because I was disappointed to go back to the US. But that wasn't it. While waiting in the airport I was writing in my journal. As I wrote about my experiences in Peru something unusual started to happen. I found myself thinking about Miguel and how good, sincere and giving he is. I kept writing the first things that came to mind without even really giving it much thought. The final line on that page was this, "I think I met my soul mate"…. which is odd since I didn't believe in soul mates. But here I was, falling for someone I barely even knew in another part of the world. Did he even have any feelings for me? Over the next couple of months we kept in touch and our relationship seemed to move quickly despite us being in different parts of the world. One day I told him I wished I could be a part of his world and that he was living the life I had always dreamed of living. It was then that he dedicated a love song to me (the first of many). The song was "Angel" by Aerosmith. I couldn't believe it! That was always my favorite song. He told me that he always imagined that the woman he dedicated that song to would one day become his wife. I went back to Peru in September. I needed to see if these feelings were genuine. When I saw the look in his eyes I knew right away that this love was real. So, on July 1, 2017 I found my happily ever after. I just didn't realize it at the time.