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://phuckhangvietschool.wtf/radical-traveler-podcast/