Not all of you have met Jeff or Eva, so here’s your chance to find out more about the happy couple!
Hi, I’m Eva.
- Where were you born/raised?
I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. - What was your favorite food when you were a child?
Japanese koala cookies! - What is one of your favorite quotes?
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart” -Confucius - What’s your favorite outdoor activity?
My mind and my soul are never more at peace than when I’m out hiking. - What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Dusting! - Have any hidden talents?
I can remember some of the most obscure minor actors from movies and TV shows (I wish there was a use for this “talent”). - What is your favorite time of day?
I absolutely love the twilight hours. - What sound do you love?
Leaves rustling in the trees or a crackling fire. - What was your favorite childhood television program?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Raphael rules)! - If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
I would love to learn every language in the world. - Reveal one thing not many people know about you:
I love low budget movies and TV shows. If you already knew that, I also played the clarinet.
- What story does your family always tell about you?
My parents love to tell people that I was found under a porch and that they took me in because I was so cute.
Hi, I’m Jeff.
- Where were you born/raised?
Surakarta (Solo), Java, Indonesia - What was your favorite food when you were a child?
Asparagus crab soup from Centrum in Solo (still is) - What is one of your favorite quotes?
“Who Dares Wins” – British SAS (David Stirling) - What’s your favorite outdoor activity?
All of them, but camping, hiking, biking, rock climbing and swimming are at the top of the list - What chore do you absolutely hate doing?
Same as Eva – dusting is the least enjoyable from all of them - Have any hidden talents?
Ride on my bike backwards sitting on the handlebars - What is your favorite time of day?
Just before the break of dawn - What sound do you love?
The sound of rain outside when you are at home, warm and snuggled up. That or EDM - What was your favorite childhood television program?
I promise I’m not copying her – but TMNT was mine as well - If you could learn to do anything, what would it be?
Fly. And I don’t mean by using a plane or helicopter either - Reveal one thing not many people know about you:
People seem to forget I’m half Indonesian - What story does your family always tell about you?
Mum & Dad love the story of 5 year old Jeff and the bulldog on Apuka St. Basically the neighbour’s friendly dog wandered into our property. I was lying on the couch happily reading a book. I hear a noise, put my book down, and find myself face to face with a slobbery bulldog face staring straight back at me. I got such a fright I jumped up, and out the lounge window that was open next to me.
How and where in the world did they meet?
Good question! How did a girl from Canada, ever meet a guy from New Zealand… err…..Indonesia?
The Story
It all started on a hot August day in 2004, when Jeff and his best friend Ben landed in Tokyo, Japan. It was the beginning of a new adventure….
….okay, this may take a bit too long, so let’s fast forward a bit to January 2008. Eva landed in Tokyo on a very cold January night. Since she didn’t know anyone except for some relatives whom she met only a few times in her childhood, she wanted to meet some English-speaking people who also lived in Tokyo in order to gain some support and build new friendships.
She joined a Tokyo networking group where she met a stylish young man named Ben. He told her about his band, and invited her to a gig in Shibuya. Nervous and not really sure how to get to the venue, she somehow got the courage to go out and found the venue with little trouble! Ben introduced her to everyone in the band, including the lead singer Jeff.
*cue Disney fairytale music*
Well, there you have it. Six years later, and here we are!
