Mona grew up in Bakersfield. I grew up in Westchester. It's easy to remember because it has my name in it. We met in college when Mona joined Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honors society. People thought we were smart. But they made a mistake about me because it took me 4 more years to ask Mona to a date! We spoke a few times over the years, but it wasn't until one fated evening we both met at Mary's house. We bonded over our love of ramen and foosball. Then we grew together over our love of nature and the great outdoors.