Born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Studied English Lit and creative writing in the States, and promptly hightailed it out of there before the 2016 elections. Lived in Buenos Aires for two years and Lima for one and a half, teaching English. Currently in CDMX. Completing a collection of poetry.

Interests

• writing
• poetry
• wine
• coffee
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• craft beer
• creative writing
• musical theatre

Music, Movies, and Books

Audre Lorde, Matthew Zapruder, Louise Glück, Kaveh Akbar, Tyehimba Jess, Alejandra Pizarnik, Camille Rankine, Tracy K. Smith, Jericho Brown

Dysfunctional family movies 🤘

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
Languages - English, Malay, and Cantonese
Southeast Asian cooking
How to tie your shoelaces in one move

Learn:
Spanish mainly, but it'd be great to pick up phrases from any other languages
The regional nuances of your language
Culturally-specific idioms

What I Can Share with Hosts

Open heart, open mind, probably coffee.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, United States