M & K

Meetcute

Kay and Michelle meet… on Zoom! The class, “Facing You, Facing Me,” is a small seminar for folks from different backgrounds to come together and learn about each other’s experiences. During class, Kay shouts out Michelle, sharing that she really related to something Michelle said about family and friendship. Michelle messages Kay on Zoom asking if she’d be down to talk more about it. We decide to meet up for a picnic before the next class and end up talking for so long that we're late to class!

Will you be in my Bubble?

After a month of covid-safe outdoor meetups, we decided to merge our covid bubbles. Kay gets to know Michelle's roomie and best friend Grace, and Michelle goes to Kay's house for Halloween. Later on we would decide that this date would be our anniversary.

Falling (and Springing)

Lots of cafe dates and hanging out in Berkeley. Kay pops into the Zoom computer science class that Michelle TAs. Michelle invites Kay to an exclusive and awesome trip—Study Buddies—where eight soon-to-be friends go to study together in an Airbnb the week before finals. Kay, as a trip driver, tries to impress Michelle and friends with her humor in showing the car's trunk capacity to the group. Michelle graduates in Winter 2020. Kay finishes her last semester in between Tahoe ski trips. Kay graduates in the Spring.

In New Yoooooork

Adulting, bagels, coffeeeee, delays, e-bikes, furniture stooping, greenpoint, hosting, insanely good restaurants, july heat, kitties (nori & phantom <3), long lines, musicals (& plays), new friends, old friends, pop-ups and thrift stores, questioning the state of society, rats, startups, teaching, unexpected finds, climbing, wnba watch parties, 喜喜, yeeesh it's cold, zest. Overall, living and loving life.