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Amir Khela and Samantha Khela lying side by side on a rock, heads together

Khela Meets World

A Vietnamese and Punjabi family from Toronto

Real adventures, cultural stories, and the beautiful chaos of blending two worlds into one family. Follow our journey on YouTube and beyond.

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The Khelas

Samantha Khela with Amir Khela in a wood-panelled room

Samantha Khela

The Vietnamese Side

Born and raised in Ontario by Vietnamese parents, Samantha studied at the University of Toronto where she met Amir. A pharmacist by training and a foodie at heart, she brings the Vietnamese culture, traditions, and recipes to Khela Meets World. She's the organized one, the planner, and the reason anything actually gets done on time.

Amir Khela with Samantha Khela by the water

Amir Khela

The Punjabi Side

Born in Montreal and raised between Quebec and Ontario, Amir completed his BSc in Nutritional Science at the University of Toronto before earning his Doctor of Pharmacy. An entrepreneur running multiple businesses, he brings the Punjabi culture, Sikh traditions, and big family energy to Khela Meets World. He's the dreamer, the risk-taker, and the one who says "let's just book it" on every trip.

Together we're a Vietnamese and Punjabi family from Toronto —three wedding ceremonies, 15 countries, and two kids, Amelia and Kai. This is our life, unfiltered.

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One wedding week

Two families,
three ceremonies.

  1. 1MaiyanPunjabi · Aug 25, 2021
  2. 2Anand KarajSikh · Aug 27, 2021
  3. 3Church CeremonyVietnamese · Aug 28, 2021

Three days in August 2021, two sets of traditions, one family.

Where we have been

15 countries.

38 places, 126 travel stories. The map keeps the score.

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And then

Two of us became four.

  • Amir
  • Samantha
  • Amelia
  • Kai

236 stories written down so far, so none of it goes missing.

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Amir Khela and Samantha Khela lying side by side on a rock, heads together
Pink and white ranunculus arranged on a pale blue background
Samantha Khela holding Amir Khela's face, laughing, by the water
A kiss on a rocky lookout above a forested river gorge
Sitting together on the rocks, looking out over the river
A cheek-to-cheek selfie indoors, city towers through the window

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Amir Khela and Samantha Khela resting on a rock with their eyes closed
A flat-lay of pink and white ranunculus on pale blue
Face to face by the river, both smiling
A kiss at the edge of the gorge on a summer hike
Looking out over the water from a rocky ledge, seen from behind
A close smiling selfie together
Amir Khela kissing Samantha Khela on the forehead in a wood-panelled room
Amir Khela carrying Samantha Khela piggyback on a mossy forest trail
“Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all.”

— Alfred Lord Tennyson