On Studying Abroad, The Romance of Science & Living Your Passion with Gonzalo Ortiz Álvarez

In this episode I sit down with Gonzalo, a dear friend of mine from Spain. We became friends while he was studying abroad for a semester in 2011 at my university in the Blue Ridge mountains, Appalachian State University. After 11 years of friendship, we finally discuss in depth his journey of becoming a scientist and living his childhood dream. Gonzalo shares how studying abroad impacted the trajectory of his life, the path to getting his PhD in Paris and moving to Barcelona to work for the first time in his home country. If you're like me and know very little about a scientists' day-to-day or have never thought of science as a romantic field, then you'll leave this conversation with a new perspective.  Gonzalo | LinkedIn A Colorful Life Retreat | Interest page