First name Viet surname Nam. Vietnamese born and raised, currently pursuing a PhD degree in California. Been living in the US for 5 years, looking at 3+ years until I'm finished.
I'm critical of all kinds of power, and can talk philosophy with you 24/7. Let's skip the small talks shall we.
My artsy fartsy side includes writing, drawing, and taking pictures with my phone then using filter to make it look like film??? Lmao

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started to travel more recently since I have more free time now and feeling like I need to get to know places. Globalization is happening so I gotta keep up. And checking in at hotels going to tourist spots are is never the deal for me - would love to figure humanity out by interacting with some souls kind enough to let strangers stay at their house.

Interests

Talk deeply about any topics at all with me and you'll wish I'd shut up.

• writing
• literature
• politics
• anime
• drawing
• cultural studies
• ethnic studies
• gender studies
• art
• manga
• kpop
• poems
• nerdy stuff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Define amazing? If conventionally speaking, measured up against socially acceptable notion of amazingness, maybe my recent advance to PhD candidacy? It's pretty hard to do.

When I was 16 my comic got published. That was a very deep, moving, and pretentious little piece of **** that I get secondhand embarrassment thinking about now.

Teach, Learn, Share

Maybe I can teach you stuff I teach at school, and if it's too intense, I can tell you the rule to to make the absolute perfect Vietnamese sandwich.

I need to learn how to not be socially awkward with my built-in resting bitch face.

Let's share stories, meals, thoughts (dark or otherwise) and dreams (shattered or otherwise).

What I Can Share with Hosts

1. My list of anime you should be watching.
2. My critiques of maybe your fav TV shows.
3. My ability to make you feel instantly good about yourself because at least you're not 24/7 misunderstood that you're having a bad day - and if you're what's up.
4. My playlists of random music genres and bands that do not usually make sense but always depressing as hell. I'm fine though.
5. Pictures of my crazy cat. Believe me you want to see her.
6. If the time allows, a drawing of yourself properly done by me.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Malaysia, Singapore

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States, Viet Nam