Born: January 19, 1977 From: Houston, Texas Education: Bachelor's degree in Economics from Duke University Favourite restaurants in Buenos Aires: Osaka, Don Julio and Aramburu Hobbies: Travelling, movies and eating out News outlets: BBC, CNN and glance at La Nacin Recently read book: Onward by Starbucks founder Howard Schultz When Parker Stanberry first decided to move to Buenos Aires almost a decade ago, he didn't know Spanish, had no connections and only planned to live here for four months. What he found was a country still reeling from the devastating 2001 economic crisis with a capital city that had become a popular international tourist destination.