'My old teacher hooked me up with her brother-in-law and now we're sisters'

A woman's high school teacher played matchmaker and set her up with her brother-in-law while she was travelling Costa Rica. Ellie Gervais, 25, decided she wanted to travel and booked to go to Costa Rica in September 2021. Just weeks before she was due to go, she bumped into her old humanities teacher, Jessica, 40, at the supermarket. Jessica told her to meet up with her husband Jona’s brother, Pablo, 26, a surf instructor. Jessica - who met Jona, 39, a woodworker, while she was travelling in Costa Rica 20 years ago - told Ellie “I bet you’ll get along with Pablo” – and sent her number to him to get in touch. Two weeks after arriving in Costa Rica, Ellie received a text from Pablo asking if she wanted to “hang out” in October 2021. Ellie accepted and the pair spent the day surfing and exploring the beach - hitting it off. The pair became a couple, have been inseparable ever since and are thankful to Jessica for connecting them. Ellie, an intuitive eating councillor, originally from Durango, Colorado, US, said: “I ran into my high school teacher at the grocery store and told her I was going to Costa Rica. For more visit Independent TV: https://independent.co.uk/tv Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: Check out our full video catalog: https://www.youtube.com/c/theindependent/videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://www.theindy.com Click here to get the best of The Independent daily: https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Like The Independent on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/TheIndependentOnline Follow The Independent on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Independent Follow The Independent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.independent Download the iOS & Android app: https://www.independent.co.uk/subscribe/app Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust - https://www.independent.co.uk/donations Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content & live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB