My story 

I was born in 1989 and raised in the Mekong Delta - My hometown is Long Xuyen city, An Giang province which is famous for its rice. I went to Saigon (HCMC) to study at the university in 2007 and have stayed here to work until now. 

PHANTOM OF THE PAST  

In my childhood, I had many unexpected events that turned me from a smiling girl to a shy, self-deprecating, and often repressed emotions;  I did not know how to express myself and had a period of depression. I did not have many friends, nor did I know how to make friends with others, so in my childhood, I often made friends with books and dogs and cats. Two NDE  (near-death experiences) at a young age made me stay close to others and did not know how to express my thoughts and feelings to anyone. At that time, in the poor countryside, I often found myself making friends with darkness and fear and was always alone. 

SAIL OUT TO SEA 

October 2007, I left home at 18.  

Saigon opened its arms to welcome me and gave me a whole new world of living and dreaming. Having new friends, a new life, and new experiences have helped me find my joy back.  I was so grateful for everything.

Like most of you, I've gone through a dark tunnel of life to find the light. from rejection to acceptance; from hurting myself to loving it, from loss to awakening. I see myself like Santiago in The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, I only found my life meaning when I return to "home" - the soul, the higher self. 

Do you believe in the laws of the universe? I do. 

In a covid time when the world turned upside down, I was lucky not to have covid but one day in April 2020, I opened my eyes in the emergency room because of an asthma attack. Still lucky, I am still alive. 

Then, I know I'm so lucky to be given another chance, so I've learned to observe life, learned to see, learned to hear, learned to touch, learned to feel, like a child slowly entering life once again.

OVER THE WAVES