CURRENT MISSION

I got to to Provo in August 2021, I'm studying at BYU, getting a Ph.D in Biology.

ABOUT ME

I'm a biologist working with freshwater fishes in Central America. I lived for one year in Finland and did my share of European travel, meeting great people through Couchsurfing. I also lived in Mexico for two years while I got my Master's. I've also hosted travelers for a year at home and also added more good experiences. I hope to eventually travel and visit the US during my 5 year stay over here.

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe Diem, Seize the day, make the most of every day.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfed and hosted for a couple of years; I then went blank for another couple of years, but now that I'm in a new country, I feel the need to travel it and visit new places.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Through this site, i have been able to meet and share experiences with a lot of different people, from all over the world, and whom have travelled across the globe. I am really surprised and glad, at how this site is managing to break barriers.

Interests

My main interests are, first of all, music, I can spend all day discovering new stuff, and listening to my favorite records. I also review them on the music community rateyourmusic.com (http://rateyourmusic.com/~diego21).

My second interest is cinema, I've always enjoyed watching good movies, and I enjoy football a lot, and history, literature, and travelling. I'm up for most new things.

• culture
• literature
• movies
• traveling
• music
• soccer
• history
• mathematics
• social work

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Amadeus, The Apartment, The Gold Rush, 12 Angry Men, Barry Lyndon, Being John Malkovich, Blade Runner, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Grapes of Wrath, Paths of Glory,A Clockwork Orange, Trainspotting, The Godfather I & II, Platoon, American History X, Walk the Line, The Man who Shot Liberty Valance, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull

Music: Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Smiths, Iron Maiden, early Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Teenage Fanclub, Pearl Jam, The Beatles, Faith No More, Smashing Pumpkins, Coldplay, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Kate Bush, Belle & Sebastian, Arcade Fire, Cafe Tacvba, Calle 13, Brian Eno, King Crimson, Galaxie 500, Wilco, Frank Zappa

Books: The Catcher in the Rye, Pedro Paramo, Kafka´s Metamorphosis, 100 Years of Solitude, Dracula, Frankenstein, Trainspotting, A Clockwork Orange, The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Guatemala, Latvia, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Honduras, Mexico

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