WRITER · STORYMAXXER · 26 · GUJARATI · WHO DEY · AISLE SEAT · CHICAGO · OBSERVER · MID-FLIGHT ·  
Chicago, IL · Still in transit

A paper plane that left India, still mid-flight.
Writer, observer, storymaxxer.

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Ch. 01 — The Premise

I think the best thing a person can be is a good story.

Not successful, not impressive — interesting. The kind of person who showed up to a wedding and cried before the bride did. Who found a jazz bar in a city they couldn't find on a map and stayed until close.

Who would fly to New York just for the pizza — and maybe the Comedy Cellar on the way back.

I grew up in Gujarat, India. Studied engineering in Champaign. Chased the sun to San Diego. Landed in Chicago. Every city left a crease in the paper. The plane is still mid-air.

I call this storymaxxing. This site is the evidence.

Ch. 02 — What's Inside
Ch. 03 — Things Worth Chasing

Things that make the days feel longer — in the best way

☀️

The Sun

Positivity, life, radiance. A sign that things will be okay. I really, really love the sun.

🍕

Pizza

I would fly to NYC just for a slice. This is not casual. I LOVE PIZZA.

🎤

Stand-Up

Dream: travel the world visiting comedy rooms. Find the funny. Write my own set.

🎷

Jazz

Always hunting for the dim jazz bar in every new city. A drink, the music, nowhere else to be.

🍺

Celtic Crossings

Splitting G's with friends, Guinness in hand, having ourselves a night that becomes a story.

💒

Weddings

I would pay to attend a stranger's wedding. The energy, the love, all of it. Every time.

✈️

Flying

Pilot's license. Buy a Cessna. Just... go. Aisle seat until then. No exceptions.

🚀

Space

Be part of a space company. Actually go to space. Not metaphorically.

🐧

Penguins

Don't ask me to explain it. I just love penguins. It's a whole thing.

🏈

WHO DEY

Bengals and Joe Burrow. The anxiety fades eventually. Back to it like an animal.

✍️

Writing

Dissecting human behavior and psychology. Understanding why we do what we do.

🌍

People

We were put here to socialize. To love and be loved. The community is global now.

Ch. 04 — The Points Game
Travel Hacked
3+
Years travel-free
12+
Credit cards
$0
Spent on flights

I figured out how to never pay for a flight or hotel again. 12+ credit cards, all working together. I broke the game — happy to help you do the same.

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Ch. 05 — The 50-State Project
18 down. 32 to go.
Every state visited turns copper
Storymaxxing
/stôr·ē·maks·ing/ — v. collecting stories through experiences worth telling your grandkids about one day. see also: the whole point.
We were put here to love and be loved. With internet and access to travel, the community isn't local anymore — it's the whole world. The paper plane keeps flying.

still here? that means something.