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Ilina Chaudhuri and Kristin Sternowski were married on August 28th, 2010 at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA
Kristin and Ilina are double Jumbos, referring not to their cumulative size but their fondness for Tufts' mascot, Jumbo the elephant.
According to Ilina, they fell in love because of chemistry. The two spent the summer of 2002 together in chem lab during the day and cooking meals at night. The summer was the start of a near decade-long appreciation by Kristin for Ilina's cooking, and Ilina's envy of Kristin's science abilities.
That summer was also the beginning of a relationship that has continued to grow and strengthen with every move they made as a couple - from Boston, where Kristin earned her doctorate in Physical Therapy, to Minneapolis, where Ilina earned her law and public health degrees. Living in their first home together, they came to appreciate bright and cold winters, adopted Lila the puppy, and enjoyed the excellent midwest treat of fried cheese curds.
Kristin and Ilina now live in Baltimore. They live, cook, eat, travel, read the Sunday Times, and play Boggle together. Kristin works with patients seeking rebab in an international center for spinal cord injuries. Ilina’s working on implementing health reform in regulation and policy for Medicare. She hopes to do her small part to close the donut hole for prescription drugs and make grannies everywhere happy.
Photography: JAG Studios
