My flight got canceled right before Christmas — so I rented a car with 3 strangers and drove 20 hours home

Dec 29 2022 by Business Insider

 
Shobi (front right), Greg (front left), Bridget (back right), and Abby (back left) in a rental car.

Courtesy of Shobi Maynard

Shobi Maynard is a 22-year-old from Cleveland, Ohio, who planned to fly home for Christmas. When Maynard's flight from Florida to Ohio got canceled, he rented a car with strangers to get home. "I never saw this coming," he told Insider. "But it was an adventure I'll never forget."

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Shobi Maynard, a 22-year-old from...

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