CURRENT MISSION

To be comfortable without being comfortable, to expand without limits, and to nurture without borders

ABOUT ME

Honest, open, kind, easy-going, friendly, exuberant, intelligent, nerdy

PHILOSOPHY

From Babylon 5, but a quote that never rang truer to me: "The truth is a three-edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth".

Something I swear by: "If you live your life through the lens of what if, you'll never be able to answer the question what if I just tried"

Interests

Interests: facts and figures, finding out stuff, reading, writing, travelling, meeting people, experiencing life and not being too comfortable all the time.

• arts
• writing
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: anything but death metal, Portishead, Massive Attack, Spice Girls, Britney, Kylie, Meditation Music, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lightbulb moment: In Paris, in Parc Buttimont, near Cimitière La Chaise where Jim Morrison is buried, there was this 4'11" art teacher with a bunch of teeenagers who were very rough and ready. These were the sort that would have been through the French juvenile justice system many, many times. Without so much as a word, and with only a gesture and a smile, she managed to control these otherwise illiterate teenagers and get them to produce some of the most beautiful landscape pictures of the park.

It was at this point where I cried and realised that if I could be 1/10th of her, I'd be the best person I could be. I decided on the spot that I was going to be a teacher. 9 years later, I've never looked back. It was the best decision I've ever made.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Portugal, United Kingdom, Viet Nam