CURRENT MISSION

pursuing great views, good eats, new perspectives, and amazing friends

ABOUT ME

Student. Adventurer. Traveler.

It's impossible to describe a person in a few words, but I am at my core a kind and loving person. I was raised by Vietnamese immigrants who taught me how to be humble, appreciative, and generous.

I love traveling to not just see the world, but to learn from others, share my perspective and appreciate life and what it has to offer. I love the idea of sharing ideas from different cultures and ultimately, to understand and learn.

I am on vacation from school at the moment, and am on a 2-month backpacking trip through Southeast Asia to see old friends, but make some new ones along the way!

PHILOSOPHY

Citius. Altius. Fortius.

To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people, and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently traveling, thus surfing. Would love to start hosting when I'm back in San Francisco, so please come visit!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Haven't had much experience yet, but I am excited to get started!

Interests

Triathlon training, meaning I swim, run, and bike. Cooking. Ultimate frisbee. Photography.

• fish
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• triathlon
• running
• traveling
• cycling
• fishing
• backpacking
• adventure races
• surfing
• sailing
• swimming
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Watch: Family Guy, 30 Rock, Happy Endings, Modern Family

Read: Life of Pi, The Kite Runner, Interpreter of Maladies, Unaccustomed Earth, Oscar Wao, The Art of Racing in the Rain

Currently reading: Snow in the Summer (a Burmese Buddhist monk gave this to me on the way from Mae Sot to Chiang Mai)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in Hanoi for 7 months working on a medical research project in a rural community in northern Vietnam. It was an amazing experience to help build a program from the ground up and see it thrive.

Visited a friend in Phop Phra, Thailand and taught science classes to Karen refugees. Lived with the locals and ate fish paste and rice for a few days. I finally understood what it meant to be a refugee (my parents were refugees).

With adversity, comes strength and resilience.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: basic photography skills, Vietnamese food, Vietnamese language

Learn: Willing to learn new recipes! I also love learning new languages

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, France, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States, Viet Nam

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