. I grew up happiest at home with and definitely not airports. Until life (or ) rerouted me, met a girl from 
, fell for her and that somewhat forced me to get out of my comfort zone.Frequent trips to her hometown led to me developing a certain taste for changing scenery and living in different places. The pandemic did help since I was able to get a remote job and work like that ever since. We've since wandered through (and
), and I found myself chasing little "firsts" that push my introvert edges. I've spent many years navigating digestive issues and never got any clearer diagnosis from doctors then "it's IBS, try to stress less". I also discovered I had a bunch of intolerances that may have contributed to my symptoms. Eating out became a hassle and visiting 
My hack was to feed an AI all my context, what I can/can’t eat, nuance like “tomatoes are fine if I can pick them out,” cuisines I love (
/
), ones I don’t (
), then I would ask it to find restaurants for me. It worked, but it was way too manual. Most people won't run a prompt lab every time they're hungry.So I started building : a warm, friendly food-intolerance app that quietly finds places you can eat, based on your real preferences, not generic “gluten-free nearby” lists. Think of Nib, our orange-clad otter, as your guide: part mascot, part compass for meals that won't ruin your day.
OCT 2025
In less than a couple weeks we're taking Nib on the road during a longer “-the-” chapter: in 
and beyond. I'll share the build-in-public progress for Niblu and how we actually use it to choose meals city by city. Follow along for the travel, stay for the food wins, and if Niblu helps you feel freer to say “yes” to dinner, that's the whole point.
Life happens when you're busy making plans. Had to cancel the whole trip due to a family emergency. While postponing a trip after planning it for months hurts, it wouldn't be a trip with such stress at home. We will still take on a journey, pretty soon, hopefully in November 2025.
I really like this format of updates I'll keep it up I guess!