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I’m Xakin, you can call me that or Mars, which is a shortened version of my middle name.

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Got my Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Anáhuac in Mexico

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I’m an incoming Ph.D. student in Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech

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Because that’s what I have, along with cats who like to knock planters over. Here’s the only plant I’ve managed to keep alive, a forget-me-not. At least the bee approves 💙🐝

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I’ve gotten kind of good at crochet during the pandemic, if I say so myself! Here’s an owl I made for my grandmother.

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Twitter: @UnofficialMars
Instagram: @unconfirmedmars (unofficial was taken 😪)

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I’m the oldest of four siblings!

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These are my babies, Tamara (grumpy proofreader on the left) and Bibis (crocheting assistant on the right). They already had names when I adopted them, otherwise they’d be Pelusita and Bizcochita, respectively.

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I love to read! Lately I’ve been reading poetry: Mary Oliver, Emily Dickinson and Richard Siken are some of the latest authors I’ve read. Next on my reading list are Rosario Castellanos, Anne Carson and Audre Lorde. Suggestions are always welcome!