People called me Lu - ask me for more : +84 09137 .44.813
My Facebook https://www.facebook.com/luan.t.vo.9
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My Vietnamese name is Luan. I build up this Youthful Home for deaf children to learn, work and develop their skills. Many people consider these children as handicafted and can not find them a place in society, as for me (and my team), everyone deserve a chance to prove their essential worthiness, and including these children, we make soap, essential oil and sell them to maintain this project.
This is the page of the Youthful Home
https://www.facebook.com/nhacuathoithanhxuan/
On purpose of encouraging the deaf people in reaching out, we opened a Tea Shop of Youthful Home where the deaf people have a job with getting paid and a chance to integrate into the society so that they can improve their private ability. Our goal is creating an multicultural environment of working place in which the deaf people will communicate with not only local people but also foreigners from different countries. We welcome you from all over the world come to our place to stay, to work and especially to have unique experience with deaf people. For every hour of working at the tea shop you can get paid with amount of money same as the deaf people's (11.000 VND / hour).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We are looking for people who nice, kind, hard-working, to come and stay with us, please be noted that we DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR MONEY, we welcome you to come, stay, work, enjoy life and together enriching our experience on earth.

Interests

• animal welfare
• meditation
• gardening
• sign language
• enjoy life

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Raise a dog, let thing go, live a simple life with lots of laugh and less money or fame.

Run this project, turn a house from chaos to an adorable place that no one can deny, and making wonderful living days with you guys here, along with deaf children.

Teach, Learn, Share

SOME NOTES ONCE STAYING WITH US

1. Are we a homestay service?

No. We build this place for deaf children. We don't take your money, everyday each person contribute 50.000vnd (~2.5$) for food.

2. How can I contribute if not money?

You can buy products made by deaf children including: natural soaps, essentials oils, tealight candles.

OR, you can contribute 3 working hour: gardening, cleaning up the house, or anything delegated depends on current needs. if you are rather busy please let's i know

3. Can you learn how to make soap/essential oil?
Yes if you want to, we can for free however, you must make a commitment that you will use it for charity purpose only.

4. How about our schedule here?
Go to bed @10pm (it is rather cold here, let's go to bed early and enjoy the sunrise)
Wake up @6am (you can let us know the night before if you want to sleep more)

5. What do we expect from you?

A. Be a great house mate, be a neat buddy, return household after use, tidy up your room,...
B. Don't be too noisy, respect the silent and peaceful atmosphere here.
D. No smoking, no alcohol.

6. If you want to practise silent, please stick on you shirt "I'm silent" sign and enjoy the magic,

7. Our meditation time is 6pm - 7pm, if you want to join, it is so great, if not you can enjoy your cup of tea and wonderful view here, however, please kindly be silent then.

8. How long can I stay here?
2 weeks for maximum, if you have an unique condition that need more time please let us know for consideration.

9. Have to do part-time job at the Tea Shop of Youthful Home (of course with getting paid)
You will work with deaf-people at the Tea Shop as waiter/ waitress, 4 hours/day. The amount of money you will get is the same as the deaf people's (11.000 VND /1 hour).

ALWAYS REMIND OURSELVES THAT EVERYTHING WE DO, WE DO FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Your amazing life stories, your special skills, your openness to experience, your hard-working and respect the nature attitude.

Anything please :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Philippines

Countries I’ve Lived In

Viet Nam