Jwyanza is a very interesting and multidimensional guy.
Heavy metal rock star, standup comedian, historian, philosopher, world traveler
He was born in Puerto Rico and has since lived in New York, and LA
As you know all those cities are a melting pot of 100’s of cultures and languages.
And for the last several years has been living here in Vietnam.
Multi educated in medicine, Global studies , anthropology and culture
Later on this path he found himself studying Vietnamese history here in Hue city Vietnam.
He spent several years touring around on stage with the heavy metal band Crisis.
Yes, tour van, long hair, late nights performing all over,
Jwayanza is also on stage as a standup comedian here in Vietnam for many years
He’s spent time as a host on the National tv show: Vietnam A-Z
Performances aside, On the other end of the gamut he’s an amature historian, philosopher and lay buddhist practitioner.
Today we’re trying to catch a snapshot of each.
Episode summary:
First we talk a lot about the steps in Jawayna life that lead him to Vietnam
And what advice does he have for people wanting to move here
The fastest way to integrate into society
Appreciating music as much as the vietnamese do
We dig deeper into Jwanza’s life as a rockstar. What’s it like and what can a person learn from it?
Adventures trying Vietnamese Thuoc lao for the first time .
His appreciation for the Vietnamese people
We talk in detail about how his philosophy and life has been influenced by Buddhism and about the monasteries he’s stayed at in vietnam.
You can see more of Jwyanza here:
https://www.facebook.com/asiaoutloud/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4vnhRu5i-XO3CFXa_hEULw
All podcast episodes can be found here:
https://radicaltraveler.com/podcast/
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