I'm a lawyer born in Costa Rica, raised in the United States, and 7 years into living in the Bay Area, interested in the realm of sustainable development, and more generally interested in social enterprise, data science, education, environmental policy, behavioral economics, environmental economics, law and economics (see a pattern?), and any other topics or undertakings dealing with creating the right conditions for innovation and sustainable human betterment.

Outside (or maybe part) of this, I love traveling (especially internationally), being exposed to new cultures and ideas, learning new languages (English and Spanish speaker learning French and Mandarin) and dances (dabble in ballroom and hip hop), and exploring new places (particularly the great outdoors).

Looking forward to meeting you!

Feel free to check out my LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rgrilloavila/

For any other information, feel free to contact me directly!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

See "About Me" section :P

Interests

• public policy
• sustainable development
• social entrepreneurship
• behavioral economics

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Anything you can dance to!
Books: Non-fiction, preferably dealing with economics, politics, history, or self-empowerment

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Got first place in a national ballroom competition? (albeit I was competing at the beginner level :P)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English, Spanish, basic ballroom dancing
Learn: Better Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, any other language! Hip-hop and other dancing

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences traveling in other countries, conversations in one of four languages, and attempts at cooking (or I'll take you out to breakfast/lunch/dinner instead XD)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Peru, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Costa Rica, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States