I am a PhD student in computational psychiatry and neuroscience, or, maybe more accurately, I am a psychologist who ended up being a data scientist and is not sure how to move forward from this point onwards.
I like discovering things, mostly how people and human systems work. Maybe due to similar reasons, I like culture in all its branches - from literature, to food, music, history.
I come from a mixed ethnic background, and for that and other reasons I sometimes found it difficult to fit into one simple label. I will be in Düsseldorf for the next one and a half years, and would really like to connect to others who wander around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I think that there is a further, essential, value in living a place with someone who knows it and that has an experience with its spaces, corners and traditions. I love knowing people and different ways of living, and I think it's amazing to find someone that likes to share this with you.
Then, because travelling should be cheaper but richer. And because I like meeting travellers and their stories.

Interests

Really, a bunch of stuff!

• culture
• literature
• lgbt rights
• dining
• wine
• politics
• traveling
• hiking
• biology
• history
• neuroscience
• psychology
• science
• food
• world politics
• mental health
• psychoanalysis
• gender equality
• philosophy of science

Music, Movies, and Books

I like mixes between things. Samba, soul, classical, electronic, blues, a touch of melancholic and folk. Books and movies: too many and too few. I tend to like classics, but I took a temporary break.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Salkantay Trek, in Peru. Once I got to the end of five days of hiking in the Andes, I realised that before I didn't have a clear idea of what it means to 'do' things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, United Kingdom