You be the judge of me.

But a few modest words.

I'm a Filipino biochemist and writer. I don't really travel for "fun". What I want to do when I travel is take less pictures and take more notes. I'm obsessed with knowing everything about certain places, be it their history, folklore, politics, and etc..

I blog and write about the history of science over at www.scidols.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To know how science "works" in other countries. To know the history of a country by talking to its people.

Interests

I am obsessed with the biochemistry and history of things and places.

• writing
• books
• literature
• reading
• soccer
• biology
• chemistry
• history
• languages
• mathematics
• medicine
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Top 5s (from 1st to 5th)

Music: David Bowie, Kate Bush, Joy Division, The Cure, Depeche Mode

Movies: Let the Right One In, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Repulsion, No Country for Old Men

Books: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, Madame Bovary, Great Expectations, Moby-Dick

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Back in 2009, I decided to travel around Southeast Asia for no apparent reason. At that time, I only had a low-end phone that couldn't even connect to the internet. That meant that I had to travel without consulting the internet for most of the time. I spent around three months doing my research in the library and internet cafes to chart out my trip. I filled one notebook with instructions and maps. I printed out phrases that I could use in each country. And when the time came, there was nothing else to do but move forward. I spent three weeks traveling in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar. It was tiresome but memorable. Would probably do it again in 2019 to celebrate its tenth year anniversary. :D

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversations lol. I can share to you all the brief history of medicine from ancient times up to the middle ages (I'm a big fan of Galen and Al-Razi).

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, England, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Indonesia, Thailand, United Kingdom