I was born and grew up in Mexico City but spent my summers in Chihuahua (northern Mexico) alongside my grandmother.
It was my Abue, who instilled in me a deep love for arid lands, storytelling and science. Loves that followed me to college, where I became an oceanographer. After graduation, I worked for many years in the magical place that is Baja California. The people I met and the places I discovered in this fantastic peninsula inspired many a short story and still populate the books I write today.
Later on, I attended graduate school in California. Soon after, while searching for clues to reconstruct the history of the oceans, I became a modern-nomad. As a researcher, I moved around, from Canada to France, from Denmark to Belgium.
Yet, my love for writing never dwindled and, by weaving memories and magic, I recreate reality in stories for children, eager to show them a side of my native country that rarely makes it into the news.
These days, I split my time between Belgium and Somerset (England), eating chocolate and counting sheep, while running after my two hyperactive dogs.