CURRENT MISSION

In the adventure through my life, doing a research and writing a books about food and people.

ABOUT ME

I am a journalist in culture and art. I worked for the Tuoi Tre Newspaper in Ho Chi Minh city for 10 years. I quit my job and do a trip of my life to discover Americas for 1 year. Then back home and working as a columnist of Sexand the City series on Dep Magazine.

I am also a Vietnamses cooking teacher. I have my own cooking studio in Saigon called Apron kitchen boutique where people come to enjoy the organic food or learn how to make the Vietnamese food.

I am an easy going girl who enjoys every single moment in her life.

Check out my blog at: www.mydearbeard.com

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to the best.
Attraversiamo (it's an Italian word and one of my tattoos)
Isn't everthing we do in life a way to be loved a little more?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As a surfer, I did once in Paris with Neil, once in Barcelona with Javier, once in Blanes with Luis. Those were my unforgettable memories and they are my good friends now. So cool!

As a host, I got good experiences when hosting some travelers from other countries, other culture.

Interests

I love traveling, writing, painting, partying, meeting new people...
I am a swing dancer, a yogi and a foodie.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• tattoos
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• organic food
• partying
• traveling
• blogging
• painting
• hiking
• teaching
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Up, Love actually, La bicyclette bleue, The great Gastby, travel documentary.
Books: Eat - pray - love.
Music: jazz, rock, pop.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made a journey to Africa by myself. It was the trip of my life.
I've been to South America and Carribean for few months and love it.
I quit my awesome 10 years job, and start new 10 years of awesomeness in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach how to bake and cook.
I'm writing a book about food through my travels.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travels stories, my insights about Vietnam culture and Asia culture, my cooking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, United States, Viet Nam