A lovestruck Wellington man could get his Christmas wish after a year-long search for a mystery American girl, who has told overseas media she is waiting for him to get in touch.
Reese McKee, 25, met a young woman he knew only as Katie last New Year's Eve in Hong Kong.
At the end of the evening she left with friends, but not before asking him to find her.
His quest to find "Katie from DC'' through social media went viral and last week he tracked her down, but said he would wait for the story to settle down before getting in touch with her.
The Daily Mail has found 20-year-old Katie Capp studying in a small French town near the border of Italy.