My full name is Hernan Mateo Avellaneda Moncayo and I am 21 years old. I am from Quito and I was born on October 17, 2004. I was born in the south of Quito and lived there for my first four years; later, my family and I moved to the valley because of my brother’s birth.

Academic and work life

All my academic life I went from one school to another, so I don’t remember much about any of them, and I barely remember the people I met. Honestly, I don’t remember much about my childhood at all. I graduated as an agricultural technician from a school called “Nina Pacha.” After that, I started working in different things, such as sales or dressing up as a mascot for advertising campaigns. The job I had most consistently was at a print shop, and while working there, I studied Economics at ESPE, but I only completed the first semester because my work schedule didn’t allow me to continue.
A few months later, I started studying to obtain my English proficiency certification and achieved a C1 level. After that, I got a more stable job at H&M, where I worked for a few months. Now, a few years later, I finally returned to university and I’m studying for a degree in Linguistics. In the future, I would like to work in translation. I’m very happy right now because I spent a long time feeling empty, but now that I’m studying something related to one of my passions foreign languages I feel a sense of purpose.
In the future, I’d like to move to Canada, work in my field, and live a peaceful life. I also really like the idea of starting a family and becoming a father.

Free time

I’ve always loved everything related to terror/horror; all my life I’ve felt drawn to that kind of movie, and I’ve always dreamed of making one. The first one I watched was Evil Dead, and from that day on it became a part of me. I also love video games and see them as art; I love taking photos of them. My all-time favorite band is Cage the Elephant, and I think they’ve shaped a lot of my musical taste.