ABOUT ME

I'm from Saigon, Vietnam

Spontaneous! I like to travel without plans. It's the best to meet and talk to locals when I'm traveling.

I went to the Netherlands to study some years ago and the decision has changed my life ever since.

I love mountains, I love beaches, I love the mother nature!

PHILOSOPHY

Breathing in, breathing out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Some friends of mine in Holland are couchsurfers. We planned a trip to Germany 3 years ago during Halloween but I couldn't make it! My friends had great experience with a nice host that winter and I heard great experiences from them. I had an account since then but didn't really make use of it. : D

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I've had only a few. I met some nice and amazing friends from CS when I was living in Nepal. A very nice host from Granada, Spain. A host-turn-friend from Cologne, Germany.

Interests

Hiking - I love nature and I can stay away from modern life for weeks or months :)

Rock Climbing - I got addicted to this awesome sport when I was in South Carolina, US. I met many nice people through rock climbing and the sport itself teaches me a very important lesson: if you try hard enough, you can make it to the top! Never give up!

Reading - I used to get motion sickness if I read on any kinds of transport but somehow the sickness cured itself recently when I tried to read a whole book on a trip to Dalat, a famous highland city in Vietnam. Now time on buses, planes, or cars won't be wasted anymore :D

Riding scooter - only when I was in Vietnam - really fast in the evening in Saigon!

Photography - :)

Ukulele/Guitar - I can play some tunes and songs, and I write silly songs too! :)

Wandering in a strange city without a map : ). And of course, I don't remember how many times I've got lost thanks to my horrible sense of direction.

Swimming and enjoying beaches. I once swam in winter in Florida and it's a very memorable experience.

Reading books while lying on the rooftop of my house in Vietnam - shhh, it's my secret place, no one in my family is keen on the idea ^^

Playing with my dogs : D

Playing with kids

Cooking - I'm interested in trying new recipes. Since I became a vegetarian (and I'm almost a vegan now), I found more creative ways to cook and eat. And food has become something more than just to eat and digest! I enjoy cooking and eating :)

Meditation - focus on my breathing and live at the present

• dogs
• books
• poetry
• photography
• yoga
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• cars
• music
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• beaches
• mountains
• nature
• vegan cooking
• drawing and painting

Music, Movies, and Books

Studio Ghibli anime's - my favorite is My neighbor's Totoro
Harry Potter (both books and movies, I prefer the books though!)
Monster Inc.
The secret life of Walter Mitty - I watched this movie in a cinema in Groningen on my friend's birthday and it makes the watching more memorable and special
Gravity
Sunny - I watched this Korean movies 3 times: alone, with my best friends in Holland, and with another good friend from America. It's a good movie to watch with your friends :D
Heavenly forest
Nodame Cantabile

Harry Potter
Sophie's world
Travel with Herodotus - a great book for travelers :D
Kira Kira
Istanbul - Orhan Pamuk
Thich Nhat Hanh
Manga's!!!

My preference for music has changed a lot through time and it will never stops changing I guess. I used to love new age, classical music, and instrumentals. Then I liked jazz and country. Then it was Jpop and Kpop. I spent a great deal of time listening to each genre and I think now I'm more open to music. I'm now listening to... nothing specifically. I enjoy the sounds of nature and silence :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On the last day of my 5-day hike through Pyrenees (Andorra-France section), I fell asleep for about 15 minutes in the middle of nowhere in the mountain and it's one of the happiest moments in my life. I could still clearly see the stunningly breathtakingly beautiful landscapes when I close my eyes to recall those days.

Stargazing in the McLeod Ganj with my Indian friends in the middle of nowhere. I was listening to their singing Hindi songs and I felt at peace.

Sleeping in a cave in Triund, Himachal Pradesh and waking up at 5 am to see the sunrise only to feel like I'm in the union with the universe

Listening to a friend playing guitar and chanting some yoga music by the sea in Phu Yen, Vietnam and gazing at the starry sky, feeling blessed and grateful for being alive :)

Learning bamboo weaving at a farm in Pai, Thailand

Teach, Learn, Share

Ukulele
Vietnamese
Yoga Sound Meditation

What I Can Share with Hosts

my stories :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Nepal, Netherlands, United States, Viet Nam