I was born and raised in Mexico, but recently moved to the States to finish my PhD. Just another Mexican trying to live the American dream, you know? Not really. I've been living in Houston, TX for over 3 years now. I study at the MD Anderson Cancer Center and do research on cellular biology. Yes, I love science. But I'm definitely more passionate about literature. Crazy writers with labyrinthic narratives are my thing. Although I'm always down for a good Victorian novel. I honestly try to keep my reading as diverse as possible. Reading, after all, is just another way of traveling. I've recently started to develop an interest for cinema and photography, as well.

I love to travel. I just want to see by myself all the amazing places and people this world has to offer. I like to keep my friends as diverse as possible too. I like to meet people from all kinds of different backgrounds, races, languages, religions and sexual orientations. I'm deeply convinced that everything that makes us different, makes us human.

PS. I have no pets. I do not own that iguana hehe.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Living with a grad student budget can be hard, now try to imagine how it is to travel. So I'm always open for new ways to see the world at an affordable price. But that's just half a truth. I'm also here because I want to meet the locals in all the places I go, to have the full experience.

Interests

Passionate about science, literature and films. Also photography, you can find me on instagram as: @lalo_cc

I've traveled all over Mexico, many places in the US and all the classic touristic spots in western Europe. I also lived for a month in Toronto, Canada. I'm eager to travel through Asia and Oceania. (I secretly want to go everywhere).

• pets
• books
• literature
• photography
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• biology
• languages
• medicine
• religion
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
- Of monsters and men
- The paper kites
- Local natives
- Light asylum
- Cherub
- Crystal fighters
- Crystal castles
- Clock opera
- Chromatics
- Grimes
- Bon iver
- Chvrches
- Die Antwoord
- Some 80's american music

Movies:
- Scott Pilgrim vs the world
- Cloud Atlas
- You and the night
- Lawrence anyways
- Lilting
- And honestly many others, I'm currently trying to watch more art films.

Books:
- Out of Africa and Seven gothic tales by Karen Blixen.
- The waves and Ms. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf.
- Everything written by Julio Cortázar.
- Giovanni's room and Go tell it on the mountains by James Baldwin.
- Gravity's rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
- The golem by Gustav Meyrink.
- Melmoth the wanderer by Charles Maturin.
- One hundred years of solitude by Gabriel García Márquez.
- Palinuro of Mexico by Fernando del Paso.
- Oryx and Crake by Margart Atwood.
- Sombras suele vestir by José Bianco.
- Ficciones by Borges.
- And a big etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Last year I slept in 4 different continents twice in a time period of 10 days.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would be happy to share my knowledge on any topic I'm good at. Spanish or English, maybe?

I'd be really glad if I could learn more languages.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Singapore, Spain, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Mexico, United States