CURRENT MISSION

Be everywhere. See everything. Also, I'm a working man now. Public Policy Analyst for Hillary Clinton.

ABOUT ME

A new hi...I am experiencing "Catholic Guilt" due to my lack of activity, etc. here and I am ashamed. However, luckily for you all, I am BACK. And reinvigorated after hosting so much in 2010-2011. -DH

Hi. I'm an Asian and extremely proud of it. Clean, nitpicky, and overtly critical, but I'm working on it. Knowledgeable on general things and strange other bits.

I love people. New people. Heck, I can talk to a wall and gain enjoyment. Possess Southern mannerisms such as smiling at everyone and starting conversations with strangers.

I am originally from Northwest Arkansas, Bentonville to be precise which is the hometown and offices of Wal-Mart and now I am in Chicago. I love living in Chicago though I do miss living in the South and love to travel around the ethnic neighborhoods and indulge in their respective culture. I do a lot of odd things/stuff: I own a Vespa and ride all around Chicago, I have an obsession with the CTA--trains and buses, exploring the neighborhoods, and eating and coffee. I am an avid cyclist, too.

PHILOSOPHY

You'll never have tomorrow again.

Travel to as many Catholic Cathedrals as I can.

Vespa Everywhere.

Goodness, I'm boring!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been a long-time host since my move to Chicago.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I did it! It finally worked out for me in June 2010 when I surfed in Milwaukee, WI! Many thanks to my hosts!

I sometimes receive requests to host, but my situation at the time prevents me. However, I have shown many request-ers around Chicago.

In September 2010, I hosted my FIRST BATCH of Surfers--Germans! LOVED THE EXPERIENCE IMMENSELY! :)

Now, I have too many places on my list to travel to now.

Interests

French, Reading, Televisioning, iPhone, Vespa, Exploring, Chatting, Learning

• culture
• concerts
• dining
• coffee
• politics
• reading
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh Zooey Deschanel..

www.last.fm/user/dong0109
Beach House, Belle & Sebastian, Land of Talk, Karkwa, Camera Obscura, Ben Kweller, Ella Fitzgerald, The Bird and the Bee, Coconut Records, Cold War Kids, The Coral, Death Cab for Cutie, Feist, Ingrid Michaelson, A Fine Frenzy, The Girls with Glasses, Landon Pigg, MGMT, Pictures and Sound, the Submarines, Sarah Harmer, Stars, Warpaint, the xx, Tennis, tUnE-yArDs, Deerhunter, Real Estate.

Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Liadov, Mozart, Shostakovich--see the love of Romantic Period Music.

And Franny and Zooey, Things Fall Apart, The History of Love, Gray House, Metamorphosis, Thomas Friedman.

New York Times, Time Magazine, New Yorker, Time Out Chicago, Chicago Reader, Economist, Atlantic.

Big film watcher.

House, M.D., The Good Wife, Monk, Criminal Minds, 30 Rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Vienna--New Year's Eve Concert

Teach, Learn, Share

French. Vietnamese. Food. A hackled English? :) Balance. My confusion on Illinois Politics? My little known explorations.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hospitality. Skillful and precise explorations of Chicago.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, France, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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