Sameer was working in the Bay Area and met Zahra at Santa Clara Jamatkhana. It was a quick hi-bye moment, nothing more. Then COVID hit, and Sameer went back to Dallas to work-from-home, helping virtually with Jamatkhana volunteering. And on one of these calls, Zahra's face popped up on the screen to ask a question. Sameer was like, oh wow, she's really cute! And he slid into her Messenger DMs (he wasn't Insta friends with her yet). From there started a long string of FaceTime calls, which turned into Teleparty movies, and eventually Sameer moved back to the Bay Area as Zahra's "friend" :) The rest is history - outdoor hikes, Monopoly Deal all-nighters, and trying out the latest ice cream spot!