I'm Cuban-American and have lived most of my life in five cities: Miami, St. Louis, Beijing, Los Angeles, and Austin. I love each one of them. I like drinking coffee, especially from Ethiopia. I also like peaty Scotch. I build things with wood and have done a fair bit of construction. Stephani del Rio is my best friend, and we have four awesome kids (pictured below) and two pets--Stuart the guinea pig and Alvin the labradoodle. I also play a lot of music (guitar) and am conspiring to have a family band. Two highlights from a typical year in the del Rio family include (i) a road trip to my hometown of Miami where we visit family, eat guava pastries, and keep a running list of all the birds, reptiles, and marine life that we see and (ii) a Thanksgiving camping trip where we celebrate the holiday with good friends and good food under glorious stars. Our National Park Passport is slowly but surely filling up with stamps. Thanks to Drive to Survive, Stephani and I are now fans of F1. We are also big fans of Ahsoka Tano, Hera Syndulla, and Sabine Wren. 
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