He saw her in Yellowstone and thought ‘I’m going to marry that girl.’ And he did

The moment Andrew McGowan and Shallen Yu met eyes through a storefront window, it felt like something passed between them. Andrew was sure his life was about to change.

“I saw her through the window and I was like, ‘I’m going to marry that girl,’” Andrew tells CNN Travel today.

Andrew and Shallen were strangers. They’d never spoken before. They were from different worlds.

But against the odds, Andrew was right.

It was the summer of 2013 and twentysomething college student Andrew was on vacation in Yellowstone National Park, known for its incredible wildlife, volcanic landscapes and beautiful views.