Brais is originally from Spain but has lived in Germany, the UK, and USA for the past 20 years. Because of his research in Latin American culture, he has traveled extensively both in Latin America and the rest of the world and am multilingual. He speaks Spanish, Galician, Portuguese, English, German, and has an intermediate level of French. In addition, when he is not writing or teaching and mentoring, he is a very avid gardener and road biker.