Ahhhh I have to rewrite my CS profile now. It's out of date.

My previous profile was kinda cheesy and childish to me now, but I guess I'll just keep it here and update what I've been up to recently, so I can look back and see how I've changed overtime :).

UPDATE 2022

I'm currently living in a small village near Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, Vietnam.

I love reading and writing (still). I write mostly in Vietnamese and I've published 6 books until now. I also hope that I can have a good command of English and publish a book in English someday.

I still want to be a teacher one day (like I said in my previous update). But I don't say things like "inspire" or "guild younger generations" anymore, these words make me cringe now lol (when we were younger we tended to use big words you know). I just love being a teacher 'coz I like to work with young people, and it would be an honor to witness how a person grows and changes over time and how you can facilitate that change (for the better hopefully). I'm inspired by so many great teachers in my life, I want to follow their steps and pay it forward. Being a good teacher requires essential qualities that I want to practice in life: kindness, integrity, wisdom, calmness. I'm planning to go into academia but I'm not sure if I'm capable of that, so now I'm just give it a try to see how far I can go.

I love art and I want to learn to practice different types of arts, like performing arts, poetry, art therapy etc. There are so many things to learn. I wish I could have different lives to learn new things and pursue my various interests.

I'm into outdoor activities. I love hiking, trekking, camping etc and I try to be in the nature whenever I could. I'm not into "hardcore" physical activities like when I was younger but I still do yoga and running.

UPDATE 2018

In my previous profile I wrote that I wished to become a writer, traveler and freelancer somehow. It's funny to say that I'm exactly what I have wished for. I guess CS sees me grow :).

So currently I'm a writer, a yoga teacher and a travel blogger. I have published 2 non fiction books, on the way to publish the third one. And writing a fiction book.

Sometimes you see me talk too much, sometimes you see me a quiet person. I'm just not so good at small talk but you'll see how talkative I am when digging deeper into the conversations :).

I like quiet and peaceful places, what is nice and gentle. Love Mother Nature, creativity and humanity. Focus on knowledge, achievements, experience, spiritual and physical health.

I'm much into reading and writing, it brings me deep satisfaction to express feelings into the right words.

One day I hope to be a teacher in any form. I like teaching. Love to inspire and guild younger generations, show them that love, hope, internal strength, and courage will be with them all around the world, all over the time.

PHILOSOPHY

"Happiness is a journey, not the destination"

"Nothing is rocket science"

"Ask for what you want".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

UPDATE 2022

I'm not on CS very often. So I don't know how CS is at the moment. But I would love to make more friends. It's always nice to meet a person for the first time in your life, and you feel like you've known them for years and you want to be friends with them for many more years. I've met quite a few people like that here on CS. I hope you'll be the next person.

UPDATE 2018

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Information, knowledge and experience sharing.

IF you are woman/girl travelling alone, and in need of a couch, let me know. I would be happy to host, if I'm in town and not so busy at work :D

IF you are a solo traveler in HCMC, and feeling somehow lonely in the strange city, just send me a message. I will (hopefully) somehow make your days here brighter and warmer. Life is too beautiful to feel lonely, and there are many things that can make you happy on the way (eating snail is a nice example).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted sometimes. Surfed one time. Looking forward to more awesome CS experience.

Interests

Here are some of the stuff I like: yoga & meditation, languages, books, morning exercise, writing, swimming, hiking, traveling, art, cartoons movies, peace in mind, body and mental remedies, cats, sea, wind, laughters, tears.

I like waking up early and do yoga, riding fast on a quiet highway; admiring the sky at sunrise and sunset; reading books in a rainy night; writing late after midnights. Well, my little favorite things :)

• cats
• arts
• writing
• books
• photography
• cooking
• exercise
• yoga
• meditation
• cartoons
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• swimming
• teaching
• freelancing
• languages
• medicine
• science
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Movie: I watch a lot of cartoon movies, my favorite are: 9, Wall E, Inside Out... And I'm in love with Ghibli Studio's cartoon movies, like: Howl's moving castle or Spirited Away. Some other movies I like are: Pride and Prejudice, The Notebook, The holiday, The Lords of the Rings, Love Actually...

Music: Norah Jones, Emily Fujita, Secret Garden, Yiruma, The Daydreamer.

Books: The fountainhead, The kite runner, Kon - Tiki, The Alchemist, The life of Pi, The Thorn Birds, Jane Eyre, The motorcycle Diaries, Tuesdays with Morrie, Conversations with God, The little prince, The Scarlet Sails, Secret Garden...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My second book was the Top 1 bestseller in Vietnam in 2017 - 2018, (yes I was lucky. Let me see if I can repeat the same luck).

Had a one month road trip across Vietnam while building mini libraries in small provinces. Half community work, half travel. It's fun to incorporate some adventures into my community services.

Teach, Learn, Share

Things Can Teach: Vietnamese cooking. Yoga (I learned to be a yoga teacher at one point in my life).

Want to Learn: volley ball and basket ball, guitar and drum, photography.

Eager to Share: fairy tales ;), peaceful places around the world, friendship, meditation, martial art, and old traditional medicine of each country.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My Vietnamese cooking. Stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Viet Nam

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