CURRENT MISSION

Covering Latin American science from the region

ABOUT ME

Aleszu Bajak worked for several years in gene therapy and marine biology laboratories before becoming a science writer. He is now covering Latin American science from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Aleszu is bilingual and grew up in the U.S., Germany and Bogotá, Colombia. He graduated from Amherst College in 2006 with degrees in Biology and Spanish. He loves hiking, biking, singing songs and learning new songs.

PHILOSOPHY

E equals mc squared.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love to cook, hang out, play music, and talk about how to make this world a better place.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a string of surfers in Buenos Aires. People from NZ, Australia, Germany, Colombia, Austria. Good folks!

Interests

Bluegrass music, science, photography, charangos and mandolins.

• writing
• singing
• photography
• cooking
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• biology
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

currently reading: David Foster Wallace
just read: Krakauer

music: I'm into the Chalchaleros right now.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

middle school in Berlin, high school in Bogota, now in Argentina

Teach, Learn, Share

check out latinamericanscience dot org