We are getting married!

We connected in January 2021 through a matchmaker. Our first few meetings were all about hiking, jokes, and way too much coffee. "Nilay's endless jokes and the three long dates watching sunrises, and sunsets, drinking loads of coffees, and eating Thai food was the ice breaker for us to connect," says Ushma. "Ushma's willingness to go out of her comfort zone when we went hiking and early morning drive for 2.5 hours to see the sunrise and her caring nature impressed me," says Nilay. As a couple, we have been together for over a year now.

I am a wanderer. At any given time, you can find me either walking or biking around Chicago with my headphones on listening to podcasts or music to trekking around the world with my friends. I love exploring new restaurants, and museums, seeing sites, watching movies, going to concerts, etc. The only thing more important to me than exploring the world is my family and friends. I am always happy to spend time with and help my loved ones as much as I can. In both these endeavors, I have not only found my match but found someone who has a passion for exploring that is more insatiable than me but someone who has a bigger heart than me for taking care of people. I am always in awe at how well Ushma fits in with my friends and family and how caring she is when she takes care of our little doggie, RockLee-Barfi. So maybe it is better to say I was a wanderer because now I have been locked down P.S. I am also a jokester.

I grew up in Mumbai and moved to New York in 2011. I have a background in medicine but decided it did not align with my interests. Currently, I work as a Technology consultant in North Carolina (moving to Chicago soonish!). I share a common liking for coffee, traveling, and hiking with Nilay. I also love binge-watching Netflix! Traveling is also one of the shared interests which I have in common with Nilay and I have explored around 27 countries so far. One of the first promises which we have made together as a couple is to explore the world together:) Kickboxing, dancing, and biking are some of the other interests outside work that I enjoy as well.