Austin

Austin and John met in 4th Grade, went to high school together, then finally decided to become friends in college.

Kevin

John and Kevin met in the first week of high school. Kevin taught John how to golf.

Parker

John and Parker met in the back row of Intermediate Macroeconomics their third-year of college. They filed taxes for charity together. 

Kaav

Kaav was one of the first friends John met at Duke, before classes even started. He's hosted John multiple times in NYC.

Sowmya
Sowmya and Arika met in the 4th grade in India. They kept in touch throughout the years and reconnected in person when Sowmya moved to Alabama. 
Alexa
Alexa and Arika met in High School and hit it off very quickly. Alexa introduced Arika to all things country.
Keshal
Arika and Keshal met when Arika was living in Virginia through an app called Bumble BFF. Well, they quickly became BFF's and kept in touch ever since. 
Akshita
Akshita and Arika are close family and cousins. They find each other at every family function!