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Overview

  • 28 references 22 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Vietnamese, Yue (Cantonese); learning Chinese, French, Japanese, Sign Language - American, Tagalog
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2012
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  • Graduated with a Bacholer Degree plus home educated by Mom
  • From Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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About Me

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CURRENT MISSION

To extend my own limits

ABOUT ME

My name is Thang, or Dickson. I am originally from Saigon, Vietnam. I love to listen strange and fun stories and also love learning new different things, especially those are unfamiliar from my area. I believe we can always do so when meeting CSer!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I wanted to make my first road trip to Thailand with a minimum budget, thanks to Google and its super efficient search engine, then I became a CSer.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

"Pilot": First surfing experience ended up watching a horror movie about the train with my host. On the following day, I conquered the fear by taking a 8-hr train.

"Coincidence": On the way traveling to an unpopular site in Taiwan, I got off at a wrong bus stop, and met a CSer who were also in the same situation.

Interests

Movies, reading, music, cultures, natures, languages, coffee, wine, cat...

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: Before sunrise, Prayers for bobby, Eat pray love, Gravity, Brokeback mountain, 7 years in Tibet, Into the wild, The maze runner, Weekend, A good year, Boyhood, Before sunrise.
Music: Beyond, Green Day, Imagine Dragons, May Day (五月天), Twins, Beyond, Joey Yung, Bob Marley.
Books: Xach balo len va di (get the backpack and go), The alchemist, Eat pray love, Front of the class, Café with Tony (Tony buoi sang).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Angkor Wat, the greatest "wat" I have ever seen!
Motorbike ride to hill-tribe villages in Moc Chau, Northern Vietnam.
Solo bike into a forest of Northeast Thailand.
Northen light in Seinäjoki.
Combination of freezing water and Finnish sauna.
Wandering around alone overnight in the most ancient city - Rome.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you are interested in learning some Asian languages (Viet, Chinese, Cantonese, and Tagalog), you can find me as a free tutor. In exchange, I'd expect to pick up a little of your mother tongue (English and Tagalog included). Otherwise, sharing any kind of "crazy" stories of yours will just be great!
Aside from that, I can make Ca phe sua da (Viet coffee) as a welcome drink :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to show you around the city of Saigon such as some very local hang-out places.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Philippines, Viet Nam

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