R & K met in a graduate school class at the University of Florida, where they are both working on PhDs in Plant Pathology. It all started when R brought a guest speaker to Gainesville. R tried his best to think of a way to introduce himself to K after class, and came up with the best possible line: "I noticed you're wearing a Garmin watch, are you a runner?". After that, R left for Norway to do research for three months, but the two connected at a professional meeting when he returned to the states. K could not believe that R was SO interested in her research. The two have been falling in love, and studying plants, ever since!