Joyce Winslow
jwins@uoregon.edu

The youngest in a family of medical professionals, Javier Camoriano-Nolasco grew up in the bustling capital city of Honduras. Having had the benefit of a great deal of exposure to technology in high school, he is as familiar with the Internet as his American counterparts, if not more so. (He is also very familiar with MacDonald's, having grown up not far from the neighborhood Golden Arches!)

The transition to Eugene has been relatively easy for him, with only minor adjustments--such as having to adapt to daylight savings time and the startling American custom of serving large portions of food.

A biology major aiming for a career as a pharmacist, Camoriano-Nolasco makes extensive use of information technology for academic research. To communicate with family and friends at home and in the States (his older brother Gerardo is attending medical school in Florida), Camoriano-Nolasco most often uses a smart phone and Skype for text messaging and chatting. The family also uses webcams for occasional videoconferencing.

Camoriano-Nolasco is currently employed as a lab assistant in the zebrafish research facility on campus, where you might think he'd be even more immersed in technology. Instead, he performs essential housekeeping tasks and generally "does a little of everything--even packaging fish to ship to Japan."

This job was undoubtedly the inspiration for his most recent acquisition--something that has nothing to do with computers. It's a five-gallon aquarium, which he is busily stocking with beautiful tropical fish.

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