Rico Aviles – The Language Ninja - Ricardo Aviles hails from Arecibo, PR. He joined the Army in 2008 as a Military Police officer.  Being bilingual and possessing a love for languages he began working as a professional translator/interpreter. That job led to Rico being called the "Language Ninja."  As an interpreter Rico has translated for cases such as: human trafficking, drugs, therapy, child advocacy centers and more.  After leaving the Army he spent most of his time training Brazilian jiu-jitsu under the Caio Terra banner and is currently a purple belt. Rico is a comedian doing shows with Ian Edwards, Kevin Farley and Shayne Smith.  Check out the Rico Podcast. Rico and his best friend Eric McElroy have interviewed some incredible guests: Tommy Chong, Larry Hankin, Michael Wert, Susan Lanier, G-King and more!\ Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to  Haiku Ninja of language Rico translates worlds apart Voices intertwined.   ​​Similar episodes: Adam Shoenfeld  Stuart Scheller  S. Sheller, Matt Hoh  Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  Writer: Dragan Petrovski ​​ ​​The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows.