My name is Mariana Montes (boringly, in IPA: [ma’rja:na ‘montes]) and I am a Doctor in Linguistics discovering new passions in R, R Markdown and Data visualization.

I studied Italian Language and Literature at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina, where I’m from) and graduated in 2016 with a thesis on metaphorical usage of temperature terms in Italian. The degree is a “Licenciatura”, which takes 5 years and counts as both Bachelor and Master. Towards the end of 2017 I came to Belgium and started the path I’m on now. I defended mi PhD at KU Leuven on September 21, 2021.

I really really like languages, to study them and study about them. I also got into statistics and programming (which you need for that kind of work), and these skills exploded in the past few years. I get so excited with everything I learned that I want to use this space not just to introduce myself to whoever might be interested, but also to share the wonderful things I find. Next to Python and R (and the whole world that R Markdown offers), I got to learn Javascript and use it for data visualization.

Next to the academic and virtual lives I enjoy aikido and iaido, walking in green spaces, reading and baking. I also drink mate (🧉), a lot, and it’s very much part of who I am.

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