Native American

Vietnam is Lovable

• The diversity of the regions makes it seem like three countries in one
• Vietnamese people value starting their day at 5 am
• They also value two-hour naps after lunch (They have been awake since 5 after all!)
• Life is lived outside
• “Children’s day” is celebrated and that’s the cutest

Music that I can’t stop playing

• Noah and the Whale
• Vampire Weekend
• Catpower
• Animal Collective
• William Fitzsimmons

Must be incorporated into every day

• Coffee
• Prayer/solitude/quiet/Jesus
• Friendship
• Driving with empty lyrics playing
• Productivity of some kind

Life giving activities

• Visiting Somali refugees
• Time with Viet students
• Hanging out with my brother
• Spending time with my parents
• Making you laugh

The morning is better

• It.s when coffee thrives
• Mysteries of what the day will bring
• Vibrant Blue skies
• Opportunities that the sleeping world will not have
• Newness

Movies that will entertain from beginning to end

• Edward Scissorhands
• 500 Days of Summer
• I frequent the theatre solo fashion
• My friends know I fall asleep in every movie
• When Im with people I want to be talking

Things worth Pursuing

• Writing
• Relationships
• The things deep inside that only you can reach
• Full potential
• The things and people you adore

Cities

• Portland
• Austin
• Hanoi
• Paris
• The ones I have yet to explore

Bucket list items

• Learn to play violin
• Black eye
• Write a book
• Travel the world
• Meet my children so that I don’t have to miss them anymore