I was born in 1991 as the son of a Swiss-Peruvian theologian and a Peruvian administrative assistant in Lima-Peru. I went to a Swiss school until I was 9 years old when my family decided to move to Switzerland in 2001. I grew up with my older brother Hans, who is a computer science engineer and is currently working for Varian.
I graduated in 2019 in biological chemistry at ETH Zürich with an interest in supramolecular chemistry, biological chemistry, NMR, and Nanotechnology. I love chemistry and materials but what tickles my passion is the tackling of biological issues with all sorts of scientific tools.
I am a committed Christian who enjoys spending time dwelling on the bible and philosophical topics about God and society. I like to dive into difficult ideas and ruminate on them until I find satisfying answers or peace in the unknown. Music is one of my passions where I can merge my spirituality with earthly principles.
Interests
I enjoy playing the drums as my main instrument and would call myself an experienced guitar player. I would also count myself as a well-versed singer and rapper.
One of my obvious passions is cooking, I enjoy staying in the kitchen and enjoy even more seeing happy guests with full stomachs.
I also enjoy the art of using bacteria and yeast for one's pleasure. During my lifetime I have fermented: Beer, wine, mead, cider, kombucha, water kefir, ginger beer, sake, sourdough, etc.
My favourite drinks are wine and whisky both of which I like to explore and find new flavours and matches.
I love making things. Similar to my fermenting hobby, I enjoy understanding different procedures and using them myself. This way I can relax by creating things. I have made a beef jerky dryer, different guitar pedals, repaired guitars and who knows what the future will bring.
A certainly more abstract part of myself is my mind. I like to think and embrace complicated topics with deep meaning to me. This involves more than often God and Religion. The Bible is a fundamental part of my life and I spent a lot of time trying to understand it to the fullest.
