I am from Ha Noi, Viet Nam and spent most of my childhood there. My family also lived in Czech Republic for 4 years, during my elementary school years. In 2007, I went to the US for college, studying at Bucknell University, a small school in Lewisburg, PA. I did my BS, BA and MS there and I just moved to Seattle for a PhD program at the University of Washington. I am loving my life here -- Seattle is awesome!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I joined this page because I love traveling and meeting new people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I joined summer 2013, when I was in Germany for a research project. I ended up not couchsurfing (technically) since I realized I had a few friends in Europe that could host me!

Now that I'm back in the US, in a new city where couchsurfing/hosting is more probable. So I'll try to host when I can. So far I've hosted once, and got to meet a fellow travel-lover. Couchsurfing is definitely a great way to meet and learn from interesting people.

Interests

- Learning languages
- Exploring new places, foods and cultures
- Reading random books, facts, trivia

• books
• trivia
• reading
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

- Movies: Inception, Juno, The Prestige, Kungfu Panda, X-Men movies...
- Music: Vanessa Carlton, Sara Bareilles, James Blunt, Coldplay, The Piano Guys, Muse,... YouTube covers/originals...
- Books: The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho), The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupery); The Brothers Lionheart (Astrid Lindgren), Brave New World (Aldous Huxley), Animal Farm (George Orwell), Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling), Lord of the Flies (William Golding), Where'd You Go Bernadette? (Maria Semple), Agatha Christie's everything, Quiet (Susan Cain), Listen Up! (an essay collection edited by Barbara Findlen), The Language Instict (Steven Pinker)...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited Corcovado and the Sugarloaf Mountain in Brazil. What an incredible view! I've hiked a small part of Mount Rainier in Seattle last summer, which was amazing as well.

I'm always looking for more amazing things to be done and seen!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Vietnamese if you're interested. Also, I know how to solve a Rubik's cube!

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Singapore, South Korea, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Germany, United States, Viet Nam