We're Getting Married!

We met on a sunny day in Baltimore on our fateful Johns Hopkins Medical School interview day. We sat next to each other and made some nervous chit chat as we awaited our interviews. This day also happened to coincidentally be Amar's birthday (unbeknownst to Rupali at the time). After some awkward exchange of pleasantries we parted ways, both thinking, "I will never see this person again."

Fast forward a few months and we met again on the first day of medical school. We were sorted into the same college (Harry Potter style) and the banter began. Walks to school over chai, Bollywood movie nights, co-training as Vinyasa Yoga teachers (an intimate experience) and exploring the Charm City that is Baltimore has a way of bringing people together. Eventually Rupali off-hand asked Amar if he would join her and become CO-president (title arguments continue till this day) of their college and he said yes. Over a college bonding event, we finally gained the courage to express our feelings to each other.

Since then we have made it through medical school and matched as doctors in Boston (Amar in Emergency Medicine and Rupali in Internal Medicine) at the same hospital. Whenever we find time off together- we continue to foster our love for the outdoors, conquering as many national parks together as possible. Fast forward 5 years later and together we have explored the Grand Canyon, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, Zion, Yosemite, the Redwoods, and Sequoia National Park!

As you can guess, the proposal had to happen after we had conquered another epic hiking adventure together. This time Amar encouraged (and dragged) Rupali onto Kauai's most spectacular trail, the Kalalau- known for it's beauty but less well known for also being incredibly difficult. After trudging through mud, precarious cliffs and remembering that he hadn't set up a tent in the past decade, Amar soon realized at mile 11 that this may not be the ideal place so he quickly pivoted. After safely returning to civilization, we had a lovely meal on return to Kauai and the next morning he popped the question on a secret hidden beach. And now, well the rest you already know! :) Thank you for reading our story! Feel free to ask us both about it- you'll probably hear many different versions!