Hi I am Karmina Aquino, from the Philippines. I moved to Zurich in August 2018 to do a PhD at ETH - Zurich. I am a geologist and I study rocks (but also water, and how they interact). Right now I am studying rocks from the ocean floor which is really cool because you get to go to the ocean to collect rocks and we send a robot down to do the sampling for us. I went September 2018 in the Atlantic ocean for 3 weeks. I am in general very patient with different kinds of people. I like reading, and learning and would like to teach someday. Some days I work really hard because I have to, but generally, I try to just relax at home and leave all the work at work. I also like hiking and being in the mountains, although I have to admit I haven't been to a lot of places in Switzerland yet. I'm definitely planning on changing that. I am not very sporty but I am willing to try all sorts of activities. Sometimes I run, not just away from my problems, but also to burn my beer belly. I don't smoke and I don't do drugs (yet? not really planning on it), and I like beer and other alcoholic drinks! I don't have a pet, a boyfriend, a car. I just have a city bike. I like singing and going to karaoke. I like Japanese food, and shrimp and rice, and corn and mangoes and strawberries and I eat meat. But I do respect what other people eat or not eat. I am happy to meet new people and make new friendships but I also equally enjoy being alone and with a book.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

To meet new people and learn new things

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I moved out when I was 12.
One more - I celebrated my birthday in the middIe of the Atlantic Ocean with hurricanes

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

I can wash the dishes and water the plants😂 Swiss chocolates? Cheese?

Länder, die ich besucht habe

China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Philippines, Switzerland