Thien and Lynda both grew up in Orange County, which has to be the smallest bubble ever. As fate would have it, they finally met for the first time hundreds of miles away from home at UC Berkeley near the end of senior year of high school. Back at home, they met up for boba after Lynda attended a school event conveniently near Thien's school, and talked until it felt like they knew practically everything about each other. Then began study sessions at their local cafes to prepare for their last ever AP exams. Several trips to the movies and boba shops and tons of Skype calls later, they set a date to go to Disneyland—with the complimentary tickets they each received for volunteering at a Disney half marathon months before they met. The fireworks that evening at Disneyland marked the end of their date but the official beginning of their relationship. From gearing up for AP exams, to tackling long distance during college, to supporting each other through Lynda's bar exam and Thien's pharmacy board exams, they made it through every test together. Nine years later, they're ready (far more ready than they have been for any exam) to begin this next chapter together.