Helena and Mitch first met at their school's Chabad house, Shabbos House, during the "Back to School" BBQ for the Fall 2022 semester. Helena had spent the past summer interning in Albany and was excited to see familiar faces and friends. Meanwhile, Mitch had just transferred to UAlbany and was feeling a bit nervous about making new friends at the Shabbos House. As fate would have it, they ended up sitting at the same table, surrounded by lively conversations and laughter. They quickly discovered they both lived on Long Island, except who knew there was a town out east called Coram?? Definitely not Helena! After the event, Helena and her friend Ashley offered Mitch a ride back to Dutch Quad, since he was new to campus and didn't know his way around. As Mitch got out of the car, Ashley whispered to Helena, "He's cute, and I think he likes you." Helena couldn't help but hope she was right, as she found him charming and cute too. In the days that followed, Helena showed Mitch around campus, introduced him to her geckos, Rambam and Rashi, and they spent countless evenings talking about everything under the sun, often losing track of time until it was nearly 4 a.m. Despite knowing each other for only a short time, they discovered how similar their values were and engaged in deep conversations. They soon realized they were exactly what the other was looking for and officially started dating on August 25th, 2022. Since then, their love and connection have continued to grow stronger every day.