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Eduardo Solaeche ’15

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UFL chapter.

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Name: Eduardo SolaecheĀ 
Age: 19Ā 
Major: ArchitectureĀ 
Hometown: Madrid, SpainĀ 
Relationship Status: SingleĀ 
Hobbies:Ā swimming, paintballing with friends, surfingĀ 
Are you involved with any organizations on campus? ā€œIā€™m on the swim team. I like to get involved with anything sports related. Iā€™m part of Gator Grind, which is a group of people that work with all the athletes, and we do different stuff for UF.ā€Ā 
Favorite sports team: ā€œI have a favorite soccer team ā€” Real Madrid; Itā€™s really big back in my country. I also like the Ravens for football, and for basketball, I like the Spurs.ā€Ā 
Favorite spot in Gainesville: Ginnie SpringsĀ 
Favorite Music: Rock and punk rockĀ 
Favorite Foods:Ā “I love Asian food. I donā€™t know why; I just really like it. Also, love Hispanic foodā€¦ The Mediterranean diet is the best; it’s really healthy.”
Whatā€™s your favorite dish? ā€œPaella; it’s Spanish rice with some meat and seafood.ā€Ā 
Whatā€™s your favorite song? ā€œHmm… Thatā€™s a hard question. Iā€™d say ā€˜Under the Bridgeā€™ by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.ā€Ā 
Favorite movies: ā€œThese are kind of weird movies, but I like ‘Inception.’ I like ‘Donnie Darko,’ and I like ‘Romeo and Juliet’ā€Ā 
If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? ā€œProbably that Iā€™m too sensitiveā€¦ Sometimes my friends make fun of me because of that, so I guess that would be it.ā€Ā 
What is your idea of your perfect date? ā€œSomething fun; something where you can talk and get to know the person. If itā€™s a first date, I like to start with something casual ā€” maybe get coffee, that way we have some time to talk a little and then maybe go for a walk through a nice park.ā€Ā 
What type of girls do you like? ā€œI like funny girls with a cute smile. And I guess that arenā€™t too tall. I donā€™t know.ā€Ā 
What are some things you donā€™t like about girls? ā€œI donā€™t like if they bite their nails. I like when girls have really nice hands. Also I donā€™t like when they wear really weird clothes like Lady Gaga style. Personality wiseā€¦ I donā€™t like girls that talk too much, especially when they gossip ā€” I really donā€™t like gossip.ā€Ā 
Who is your celebrity crush? ā€œIā€™m not really into celebrities, but I meanā€¦ I have no clue. When I was younger, I always had a crush on Elsa Pataky ā€” sheā€™s also from Spain.ā€Ā 
Have you had any embarrassing moments here on campus? ā€œOh yeahā€¦ a lot of them. Since my English isnā€™t very good, people talk to me, and I say ā€˜yesā€™ and they are waiting for me to give them an answer, and sometimes I didnā€™t even understand the question, so itā€™s awkward.ā€Ā 
What is your dream job? ā€œBeing an architect. Just having my own company and working in a studio designing stadiums for like swimming pools for the Olympic Committee.”
Have you been told you have a celebrity look-a-like? ā€œHmmā€¦ not really. I mean sometimes Iā€™ve been told I look like a Spanish celebrity, Mario Casas, but its not really known here. But I donā€™t think I look like him at all.ā€Ā 
How did you get started with swimming? ā€œIā€™ve been swimming since I was 7 years old. Itā€™s kind of a funny story. My brother was a little bit overweight, but then he became a pro in rugby and went to play in Franceā€¦ so I just kept swimming in high school. I was lucky enough to have really good results back home, and then I got an offer to come to the US to study so I decided to do it. After I came here, I improved a lot. I broke my national record last summer and being in the Spanish National team was really helpful for me.ā€Ā 
Are you thinking about the Olympics anytime soon? ā€œI miss the cuts last year by point three, which is like nothing but I had NCAā€™s before so I was kind of tired. This year, my federation didnā€™t take me to Worlds because I didnā€™t go to try outs because it was the same time as the NCAA. But with my time at Nationals, I would have been 10th in the world. Iā€™m just looking forward to 2016ā€¦ Iā€™ll definitely be around for that.ā€Ā 
If you could be anyone in the world for a day, who would it be? ā€œOh man, I would love to be Kelly Slater ā€” just to be able to go and surf everyday… Beach wavesā€¦ That would be perfect.”
Where would your dream vacation be?Ā ā€œProbably somewhere in the Caribbean.ā€ Ā 
How did you feel when I asked you to be campus cutie?Ā ā€œI was really surprised. I never heard about it before, but I definitely never expected someone like me to get asked, so thank you.ā€

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