Names: Anthony J. Staccone ’13 and Anika R. Petach ’13
Concentrations: History, environmental engineering & earth and planetary sciences
Houses: Winthrop, Winthrop
Hometowns: Schenectady, N. Y.; Boulder, Colo.
Post-graduation: Teaching at the Western International School of Shanghai and traveling through Ukraine, Italy, Tibet, and China
Dating since: Junior year, fall 2011, first date at the Arnold Arboretum
Where you met: Freshman year, fall 2009 in Expository Writing 20: “Gothic Fiction,” which was Anika’s last choice for Expos.
Where and when you got engaged: Oct.14, 2012, at the Arnold Arboretum
Most memorable date: Traveled through Scotland, Portugal, France, and England last summer
Three words to describe yourselves as a couple: Silly, adventurous, cheery
What your friends would say about you: Silly, cute, fun
An anecdote that captures your relationship: We once decided to bike down the entirety of Loch Ness in one day. It turned into a torrential downpour, with an inch of water covering the road, but we still made it!
In 15 minutes you are: Taking a final
In 15 years you are: Traveling with each other
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