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Overview

  • 33 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Vietnamese; learning German
  • 30, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Community development
  • Nature
  • From Vietnam
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About Me

Hello world! I'm a curious kid who wanders around small cities in Vietnam to live and to learn about life. I've lived in 6 cities in Vietnam in the past 10 years, including an amazing time in Phu Quoc island.
I love doing nothing and just watching the nature around me. I've worked with children in recent years and they taught me a lot about love and curiosity too.
"There are just other ways of beings" is my mantra at this moment. To accept that there are too many possibilities beyond my knowledge helps me live happily and got more fun!
Hope we got a chance to meet and to learn from each other!

HOSTING:
Vinh city is my hometown where my parents are living. We have a private room or/and a bed in the living room and a scooter that you can use. Our quiet hour is 10PM - 6AM.

There is nobody available to hang out with you guys but I can recommend you to Yoga class (free) and good cafe in town.

My Dad speaks limited English, my mom doesn't speak English at all but other CS find it okay. Depends on my dad's schedule, he can drive you on a motorbike to some destinations around Vinh.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
Many of my friends keep asking me why I can let stranger stay in my home or I can stay in strangers'home without any connection before. I just laugh and tell them "That's what we do on Couchsurfing. It's kind of unconditional trust you know". My most favorite time with CS was when I hosted travelers in Phu Quoc island. We spent good time discovering the nature and local life in the island.
And CS always bring surprises!

Read a blog I share about my experiences on CS: https://blog.couchsurfing.com/3-couchsurfing-experiences-i-will-never-forge/

Interests

  • writing
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • reading
  • solo travel
  • treking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Brené Brown (the researcher who got Ted talk "The power of vulnerability", her books are influential too)
James A. Michener (Six wanderers)
Paul Auster (Invention of solitude)
Phan Viet (a Vietnamese writer/ Dr who is working in Cornell University)
Malcolm Gladwell

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ran a charitable restaurant with my friends in Phu Quoc island 🌴
Fundraised for disadvantaged kids in South of Vietnam
Followed a group of strangers in Thailand to trek their highest mountain

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking Vietnamese food
Teaching techniques

What I Can Share with Hosts

Listening ears
List of places to go in different cities of Vietnam

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, Viet Nam

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