I am Vietnamese-American, I like libraries, educating youth, food made by your grandmother, globetrotting, and challenging American exceptionalism.

Soy Vietnamita- Americana. Me gusta bibliotecas, enseñando jóvenes, comida de tu abuelita, viajes de mundo, y lucharé contra la idea de Americano excepcionalismo.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

because I'm a traveler, not a tourist.

Porqué soy viajera, no turista.

Interests

• culture
• writing
• cooking
• magic
• fishing
• hunting
• history
• languages
• food
• plants
• bikes
• libraries
• spices
• community
• absurdity
• bonfires
• kink
• textiles
• revolution
• quiet
• autonomy
• feminismo
• zines

Music, Movies, and Books

music: traditional music made in non-traditional ways, noise, hip hop, punk, art-rock, ska, trip hop, pop punk, r&b, sleep metal, synth, goth, new wave, 80's and 90's, classical and contemporary compositions, piano, dark jazz
i.e. HEALTH. Modest Mouse. Show Me The Body. Missy Elliot. Bambu. Phillip Glass. Le Tigre. Erykah Badu. Have A Nice Life. ABRA. Yeah Yeah Yeahs. ho99o9. Mr. Bungle. Bohren and Der Club of Gore. N.E.R.D. Nobody. Outkast. Ludovico Einaudi. Santigold.

movies: stories about people and struggles and absurdity and magic. i.e. Pan's Labyrinth, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Santa Sangre, Libertarias, La Haine, Inception, Beyonce's Homecoming, El Camino, Amelie

books: I love children's books and nonfiction. You can find me in the library with art and nature books around me. Sometimes fiction and poetry. i.e. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, A Whack on the Side of the Head, We're Going on a Bear Hunt, Einstein's Dreams, The Other Side

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I re-learned Vietnamese after losing it for 5+ years! Not just re-learning the language but embracing my Viet heritage has been huge. It's opened up so much- conversations with my grandmother, understanding our history, rituals, struggles, and a more centered perspective.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know about bicycles and simple mechanics, tools, making zines (little self-published books), sewing/crafting/DIY, feeding lots of people with little resources, taking care of children (everything from diapers to feeding to cognition!)

Yo se sobre bicicletas, mecánicos sencillo, herramientas (de mano mayoría), zines, costura, alimentación mucho personas con poquitos recursos, y todo sobre bebés, niños, jóvenes! Viva la joven!

I would like to learn to speak, read, and write as many languages as I possibly can! Languages are like magic... Also, play the piano, hunt, fish, swim, whatever you want to teach me!

Quiero aprender como hablar, leer, escribir todo las linguas! Idiomas cómo magia... También tocar el piano, cazar animales por comida, qualquier tu puedes enseñas!

As for sharing, I will bring along foods and rituals and language of my people (VietNam) and myself (Viet-Am)!

Puedo comparto comida, rituales, idioma de mi gente (VietNam) y me (Viet-American)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My superpower is my bold charisma, intrepid nature, and adaptability. All three at once.

Mi carismática, naturaleza intrépido, adaptabilidad.

Also, I always wash my dishes, sweep the floors, and make the bed :) Let me know how I can make your life and community better!

También, siempre lavos los platos, barrer el piso, hacer la cama. Avísame cómo puedo hacer mejorará tú vida y comunidad!

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States