ABOUT ME

Hi! I am a Uni student in Singapore. I'm easy to be friend with. I'm visiting US in August for my 6-month exchange. This is my first time to get out of Asia. So excited!
I love both noisy and quiet places and easily adapt to a new environment. I'm quite emotional when it comes to family and love. But I have been away from my family for more than 7 years since I was a teenager.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm used to take everything personally when I was a teenager. The more I grow up, the more I learn how to forget and forgive ( but not for criminal and inhuman activities of course). I also spend more time to care about the people I love, they are everything I have that matters.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I heard about CS from my friend and I thought that it was an amazing idea. Saving money on accommodation is great, but making new friends is even more valuable.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Unfortunately, I have yet had the chance to host anybody because when I heard about CS, I was about to move to the U.S for my exchange program. Really looking forward to when I am back in Singapore and become a host

Interests

Travel, travel and travel...I find all means to save money on shopping, dining and commuting, just so that I have more for traveling purposes. I want to travel as much as possible when I am still young, and settle down at a favorite place when I am older.
One thing that I always want to do is to learn how to surf (not surfing net - I already know that so well). Ironically my sense of balance does not work most of the time, I can't even roller blade.

• culture
• environment
• dining
• marathon
• running
• shopping
• traveling
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Doreamon - an all-time favorite Japanese manga that every Asian kid loves

Tangled - I watched it 4 times and I'm still obsessed with it

Nobody's Boy - a perfect, touching children's book (oh, for adults as well because I still love it so much)

White Fang - another favorite piece

Les Miserables - I read it long time ago when I was a 13-year-old kid

The Vietnamese-American - from which I learn about my country's past with blood and tears

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent 2.5 months in Taiwan teaching culture classes to Primary school students, speaking nothing other than body language to the locals and the students and were still able to maintain a good relationship with them.

I participated in my school event in which I ran 14km to raise charity fund (well, nothing compared to those who run a full marathon). But I am so proud of myself (and most of other students are) because we only had a few months to train and before that we could hardly run 1km without panting and gasping for air.

Teach, Learn, Share

I was born and grew up in Southeast Asia. Spent my life in both a well-developed country (Singapore) and developing country (Vietnam). I can share with you how different they are, what you can expect and the dos and don'ts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Singapore, Viet Nam