Public affairs professional by day, legal scholar by night, public policy & hip-hop aficionado, food truck pilgrim, wine enthusiast, and basketballer.

Interests

• culture
• poetry
• dancing
• cheese
• wine tasting
• politics
• traveling
• billiards
• juggling
• music
• basketball

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Silvio Rodriguez, Mos Def, Immortal Technique, 2pac, Amy Winehouse, Stromae, Marc Anthony, Common, The Roots, Mana

Movies: Life is Beautiful, Lagaan, 3-Iron, Bicentennial Man, Mi Familia, Forrest Gump, Requiem for a Dream, Boys n the Hood, Rocky, The Godfather

Books: The Power of One, 1984, The House on Mango Street, The Bluest Eye, A Catch-22, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Veinte Poemas de Amor Y Una Canción Desesperada, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Grapes of Wrath, The Alchemist, Brave New World

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Immigrated to the United States at age 5 by myself.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Wine and guest room.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Chile, China, Ecuador, England, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Rwanda, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Peru, United States