I am a linguist, amateur sailor and amateur naturalist.
I own Columbia 10.7 which I have mostly rebuilt myself.

I work at a startup in SF -- though now most people at the company work from home.
I lived in Turkey for 4 years, have been in the Bay Area for 4 years now. I spent time growing up in Chile and lived for many long (often tortuous) years in Muncie, Indiana.

I don't really like cars or car-centric culture. I like to travel by foot, bike, boat and public rail. I do fly sometimes.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

Because staying in hotels is no fun, really.

Intereses

I am hoping to develop my data-science skills since programming and data analysis is fun, challenging, and generally pays well.

I am an avid birdwatcher, I like learning to identify plants. Recently I have gotten interested in geology.

I fantasize about studying animal communication. Otospermophilus squirrels might be my first subject. Toothed whales, however represent a dream.

• animals
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• dumpster diving
• drawing
• backpacking
• camping
• scuba diving
• sailing
• ecology
• geology
• history
• ornithology
• mountains

Música, películas y libros

I read some fiction, but mostly non-fic.
Recently I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

Algo increíble que he hecho

I learned pretty good Turkish.

Enseña, aprende, comparte

I can't teach much anymore.

Países que he visitado

Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Guatemala, Mexico, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Países en los que he vivido

Chile, Peru, Turkey, United States

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