“We were really in the middle of nowhere, on a little boat going along the Amazon River. We had no reception, though there were crocodiles. One day, we went looking for monkeys and on that day trip, I remember talking to him and it was just amazing. And it was fate that we met, because I wasn’t meant to be there. I had just finished my Master’s and was going to start my PhD, but before that, I went backpacking through South America with my best friend. Our trip overall was two months long, but we actually spent just two days in the Amazon jungle – and that was by accident. We were meant to go to Machu Picchu, but there was a big strike and we couldn’t go. So I literally opened a map, closed my eyes, pointed, and it was the Amazon jungle. Next thing you know, we bought the cheapest tickets we could find for a 17 hour bus trip through the Death Road in South America. Similarly with him, he was meant to be on the Inca Trail at that time, but due to a mix up, he had to wait two weeks. So he also ended up in the Amazon. When I met him, I remember saying to my best friend, “If I were to get married, it has to be a man like him.” Little did I know, I had just met my future husband in the Amazon jungle of Peru. After the trip, I went back to Switzerland to start my PhD and he returned to Australia. A couple months later, I saw on Facebook that he was traveling through Europe and by coincidence, he was flying with Swiss Air so he had a stop in Zurich. We reunited, traveled around Switzerland together for five days and after that, we were together. After doing distance for a while, I decided to quit my job, quit my PhD – I quit everything – and move my way to Australia. I didn’t want to live with the thought of what would happen “if.” Meeting him strengthened my belief that life is a journey and you just have to enjoy it. Don’t be too afraid of taking chances – just do it. I don’t want to be 80 years old and looking back on my life and wondering what could have happened.”
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