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Ninh Binh

March 26, 2019

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A Cruise in Ha Long Bay

March 14, 2019

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March 9, 2019

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5 Places I Ate at in Taipei

March 5, 2019

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Favorite Anime of 2018

March 4, 2019

Meal Prep Diary: tempeh, kale, and sweet potato

January 26, 2019

Three things I learned in 2018

January 23, 2019

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Vietnamese American from Northern Virginia currently living, working, and doing things in NYC.

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Thank you to everyone for the encouraging words on

Happy Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month an

Happy Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Awareness Month!

I grew up in a large Asian community so I never really felt out of place. A lot of my friends were, like me, Vietnamese kids whose parents had fled Vietnam because of poverty and war. At the time, I didn’t understand trauma and how traumatic poverty, war, and fleeing a country could be. So as a kid, I assumed the domestic violence and verbal abuse were normal because it was also happening to my friends. I had accepted that this was just how things were and I decided to suck it up.

Since I had internalized these issues, it ended manifesting in other ways: crippling anxiety, poor anger management, low self-esteem, lack of compassion, and the list goes on.
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So two years ago shortly after taking this photo when I was at my lowest point, I started going to therapy. Honestly, therapy has helped me a lot and I truly feel like I would’ve self-destructed without it.

I had never considered going to therapy until I heard other people openly talking about it, so here I am talking about it. Take care of your mental health, y’all ❤️

Can’t wait to travel the world again with my pho

Can’t wait to travel the world again with my photogenic af mom ✈️🌎💕

Earlier this week I found out that the UCB trainin

Earlier this week I found out that the UCB training center and Hell’s Kitchen theatre are closing down.
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I started taking improv classes last year and it was honestly the most simultaneously terrifying and fun thing I’ve ever done. I’m a very quiet, shy, socially awkward, extremely anxious, introvert but I really wanted to challenge myself to get out of my comfort zone (like really out of my comfort zone). I remember in one of the earlier classes, Caroline (our instructor) told us to pretend to have a normal conversation and I started freaking out internally because I was like, what do normal people talk about in a normal conversation?! Clearly I was in over my head 😂
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Fortunately, I survived 101 and I might even say I began to thrive in 201😀. I was looking forward to 301 but that looks like it’ll be put on hold for now 😔
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I’m extremely grateful to UCB for providing a safe and fun environment where I met a ton of amazing, funny, and supportive people. I hope it won’t be too long until the next time we can get together and do improv again!

I’ve been to Saigon at least eight times, but I’ve never spent much time there. My family doesn’t have any relatives in Saigon, so it’s always been a pit stop instead of a destination. So on this trip, I decided to spend the entire time in Saigon. Pictured: HCMC Fine Arts Museum, Independence Palace, HCMC Museum

I came to Saigon with no plans other than to run a

I came to Saigon with no plans other than to run a half marathon. To be honest, I was kind of scared and anxious to be in a city where I barely knew anyone and I almost canceled my flight at the last minute 😂 Fortunately for me, when I got here, I met some of the most amazing people who made me feel right at home 🥰

Goodbye to my permed, damaged, dry hair 💇🏻‍♀️ Hello to my derpy smile 🙂
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I’ve been meaning to cut my hair for some time and I finally got around to it in HCMC! Thanks to Giao for this amazing haircut and the rest of the team at @ace.london.hair for making me feel so welcomed and laugh so much 😂 I’ll definitely stop by again next time I’m in town.
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Happy Thanksgiving y’all! In past years, we’d

Happy Thanksgiving y’all! In past years, we’d always buy everything in a box or premade (chicken from Costco, stovetop stuffing, premade pies, instant mac n cheese). This year @x3trang really wanted to make everything ourselves so we gave it a try. Everything turned out amazing and it was totally worth it even if it meant way more hours spent cooking. Huge props to my lil sis for being head chef while I took chopping duty. Should my sister start a food blog? Yes or yes?

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