Wanderlust, World Traveller and Chef! In search of authentic local food and recipes!!

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to meet new people especially locals while I'm on a big trip across Asia!! I'm a great cook and would love to share some traditional Vietnamese recipes!! I would love to expand your foodie experiences and skill share!!

I am currently writing a travel cookbook!! I just spent 3 months in Japan and 3 months in Indonesia doing tons of traditional cooking lessons with as many grandmas that I could get in the kitchen :D I am hoping to meet locals who would be interested in cooking with me and teaching me some traditional recipes. Spending a day in the market and cooking is what gives me life purpose!! I hope to share a beautiful day like this with you!!

Interests

I went to University of Toronto for Microbioloy, Molecular Genetics and Neuropsychology.

In trade I work as a make up artist; for people who are interested in this skill, I am always ready to share!!

Music, Movies, and Books

Bjork, Alice Coltrane, Radiohead, Coco Rosie, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Ryan Adams, Daniel Johnston, David Bowie, Joy Division, Cat Power, Great Lake Swimmers, Iron & Wine, A Tribe Called Quest, The Weeknd, Madlib, Mos Def, Bonjay, LIONESS, The Beach Boys, The Roots, Mogwai, J Dilla, PIXIES, Lou Reed, Pavement, Modest Mouse, Kieran Hebden, Interpol, Sufjan Stevens, Tom Waits. Animal Collective, Squarepusher, Do Make Say Think, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Miles Davis, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Deerhoof, Lhasa, American Analog Set, Arab Strap, Anagram, J-Live, Jean Grae, Quasimoto, Billie Holiday, The Books, Blonde Redhead, Charles Mingus, Cibo Matto, Coltrane, Dirty Three, Jeff Buckley, Jim Guthrie, Jim O'Rourke, Low, Mirah, Rachel's, Slowdive, Sondre Lerche, Spiritualised, Tortoise, Karl Blau, Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, Nick Drake, Blur, Mr. Lif, Autechre, Black Dice, Bonnie Prince Billy, Prince, MF Doom, Al Green, Leonard Cohen, Neutral Milk Hotel, Erik Satie, Spoon, Brian Eno, Khonnor, France Gall

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting - Milan Kundera, Metamorphosis - Kafka, The Wind up Bird Chronicles and anything Haruki Murakami, Anything Neil Gaiman esp. American Gods, Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palanhiuk, Poisonwood Bible, Cereus Blooms at Night, Memoirs of a Geisha, The World According to Garp, Farenheit 451, Wicked

In the Mood for Love, Donnie Darko, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and her Lover; Hard Candy, Dancer in the Dark and anything Lars Von Trier, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Paris, Texas; Amelie, Blue Velvet and anything David Lynch.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Started University at 16. Worked in fashion as a make-up artist in Ireland through my early 20's.

Teach, Learn, Share

Makeup, Crochet, Felting, and Cooking Galore.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am serious about cooking!! I will take over the kitchen and feed your bellies like you've never been fed before!! My specialty is traditional Vietnamese food but I am also proficient in Western, Russian, Korean, Ethiopian, Chinese, Indonesian, and Thai.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, England, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Ireland