I'm teaching in Hanoi and want to meet new people.

Interests

• film festivals
• cooking
• wine
• traveling
• dance
• foodie
• vegetarian cooking
• travel writing
• learning spanish
• art exhibitions
• musuems
• northern soul
• vintage blues

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: The Noisettes, Iggy Pop, Frigg, Frank Sinatra, Celia Cruz, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Erik Satie, Motorhead, Al Green, Barbara Lynn, The Flirtations, John Holt, BÍCH PHƯƠNG , Marco Antonio Solis.

Books: The Road by Cormac McCarthy, On the Road (Do you see a pattern?) by Jack Kerouac, White Teeth by Zadie Smith, Existentialism & Humanism by John-Paul Sartre, Please Kill Me by Leggs McNeill, Coming of Age in Mississippi by Anne Moody, most of Shakespeare's tragedies.

Movies: All Barbet Schroeder films, all Steve McQueen films, Naked, The Bicycle Thief, Goodfellas, Into the Wild, Northern Soul, Roots, 24 Hour Party People, Worried About the Boy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Volunteered with a charity, for the victims of Agent Orange, outside of Haiphong. I played many roles including a teacher, builder (I tried, haha), farmer and activity organizer for about four months.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I've learned quite a bit in my travels abroad. I'd be happy to share with you my experiences and even the food. I learned how make Spanish tortilla, Thai green curry and various other things. Cooking is a passion of mine, so I'll happily share food, wine and conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, England, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Morocco, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Spain, Turkey, Viet Nam