Shinjan Ghosh ’21 and Debanjana Dey ’23

Debanjana and I met through Facebook. I was a doctoral student in 2018, and she was a transfer student from FSU. She had posted on social media looking for recommendations for housing in the UCF-Alafaya area. I decided to help her by promptly sliding into her DMs. I suggested that we meet over coffee once she had moved to the area. Our first date was at a coffee shop on University Blvd. For our second date, she invited me to her home where she cooked me dinner. We continued strong throughout the pandemic, traveling the US and India whenever we could. Our evenings were spent with coffee in hand, at the Lake Claire jetty, reassuring each other through tough times, and planning the uncertain future. After my graduation, I popped the question. Last year, I was back at UCF to celebrate her grad walk, and to attend various alumni functions. We visited all the spots, reminiscing, and we hope to return soon.