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  • 精通 English, Vietnamese; 正在学习 French, Latin, Spanish
  • 35, 男
  • 成为会员的时间:2009
  • Local Gov - but not running for office
  • HR
  • 来自Vietnam
  • 个人主页已完成 100%

关于我

CURRENT MISSION: Travel more

ABOUT ME:

I grew up in Vietnam for 17 years.
Came to the States .
Went to school.
Now working .

My passions: non-profit and philanthropy work, languages, travel, hand-writing analysis, writing but not publishing

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Why I'm on Couchsurfing? Because I like taking chances.
You take a chance on me, I take a chance on you.

2008: I came to Chicago to visit a buddy, did not have a place to stay. I was freaking out, lost and cold and had nowhere to go. I discovered CS and SURF with Patrick Dawl . His profile was blank and mine had no references. We took a chance on each other. We became friends.

2009- 2012: I hosted many people who came by Saigon. I took these chances and some of them became long-lasting friends /brothers.
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2015 - After finishing school. I decided to hitchhike
Hitchhiking and sleeping on people's couches from San Jose -> LA-> Tucson desert -> Phoenix, I met 3 kinds of people on this trip :
- people who actually HAVE to hitchhike because they have no money to take public transportation
- people who are kind enough to risk their personal safety , stop on the freeway and give them rides
- people who have faith in others and let strangers into their homes
This trip means a lot more to me than just a vacation. It restores faith in humanity of this f*cked up world ! Suck it America , kindness always wins.

We all take chances in life. Some help us succeed and some give us bruises.
Doesn't matter ! they all help us form a better version of ourselves everyday.

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2016, I started a scholarship foundation that works to improve the quality of life for people who live with visual impairment and other disabilities in Vietnam.

2017, I took a step back and let a blind friend run the foundation. I remained as the major donor and advisor to him. I am still 99% involved :-) This decision was made after I learned that he is very passionate with this work and he is the appropriate person to advocate for the Visually impaired community since he is also blind. I took a chance on him as he took a chance on me.

2018, my hope is to start a micro-lending project that empowers small businesses in Vietnam owned by people who live with visual impairment and other disabilities. I will once again take a chance and hope for the best.

兴趣

Languages . Spanish and French
Travel: I mostly backpack but I am getting into hitchhiking instead of flying

(wish I knew karate though so i can protect myself better haha . Those pepper sprays don't do shhheet)

  • writing
  • dancing
  • philanthropy
  • drinking
  • flying
  • traveling
  • backpacking
  • languages
  • philosophy
  • hitchhiking
  • microfinance
  • nonprofit
  • crownfunding

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

- took 11 Hennessy shots and still dancing and woke up the next day at 7am for work.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

a fun night out drinking and dancing ???

我游览过的国家

China, France, United States, Viet Nam

我居住过的国家

Viet Nam

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