NEAL MATTA
About me

Hi, I’m Neal.

I live in Chicago, I label everything, and I’m almost always in the middle of learning something new.

I build software, and I co-founded Henna & Harmony, a wedding platform for South Asian and multicultural weddings. The rest of the time I’m running volleyball games, cooking for friends, or working on this quarter’s classes. This site is where all of it gets written down.

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A few things about me

Labeled, like everything else around here.

Volleyball

What started as one tournament turned into a community. I set up the games and I play in them.

TournamentsIntermediate runsWeekly open gym
Kitchen

I cook a lot, and there’s masking tape on everything in my fridge. Next quarter I’m taking a cooking class, and the final is an Indian dinner party.

Cooking 101 · Q1 2027The cookbook, in NotionParty food
Bookshelf

Fantasy series, anime and a lifelong Pokémon habit.

The Hierarchy, James IslingtonDemon Slayer · Attack on Titan · Jujutsu KaisenPokémon
Always learning

I run my free time like a school term: classes, credits and a final exam at the end of each quarter.

The curriculumThe transcriptNotes from each class

Off the clock

Photos I upload
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Say hi

The best way to reach me

Want to play volleyball, trade recipes, or talk about something on this site? Send me a note.

nlsima97@gmail.com