I'm home: How 10 years of travel helped me find belonging. | Phil Cha | TEDxUW
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- Опубліковано 31 січ 2016
- In this engaging talk, Phil Cha describes his decision to drop everything and travel the world while he was still in medical school. See how this path not frequently taken turned into a path of finding for the serial martial artist and marathon runner and the surprising takeaways at the end of it all
Phil Cha was your standard student on the path to medical school. When he graduated from undergrad, however, he decided to learn more about people before becoming a physician. What followed was a decade long adventure that included a marathon on every continent and martial arts around the globe. During this time, he realized how identity is simply the product of collaboration.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
This is very true about fining yourself when you travel. at first my parents were not big on me going to a different country but eventually they said ok. so, i went and I learned way more about different cultures and foods than school ever taught me
Thinking on this we all have things that make us feel like outsiders physically or internally, but it's up to us to choose to embrace one another anyway, and to be a good friend, to make the world a better place by treating each person with kindness and to look for things in common rather than difference.
Oh wow this is absolutely wonderful, thank you so much, just coming out of eleven years of traveling and feeling this so so much!!!
mental masterbation was probably the best way to describe that feeling and it can very tough to get through! thank you for the much needed inspiration, you have gained another follower
I identified with this a lot, as an oreo. It wasn't just me who thought I was the outsider but those around me. And moving has made such a huge difference. People at home always asked why I want to orgainize this, or do that. And here in Russia I've found so many persons who share my likes, desires, and open-mindedness it's amazing. Sometimes I'm just shocked that I could existed for so long things I was alone...while on the other side of the world there were always people who so much like me...Italians, Spanish, French, Russians, Indians, Chinese, and so on.
He tells my story. I'm born in Russia , grow up in Germany and I traveled for 10 years and now I'm struggling a whole lot to settle back in Germany.
This is very good, gave me a lot of food for thought for my research on the meaning of Home and Belonging. Thank you for being inspirational
I could totally relate at what this man said. 16 countries last year, 6 month in Mexico before that. Every time I'm back I don't even know who I am. Confused, happy, different and same at the same time. Too much travel 😀
Paulo Coelho is a great writer! He is from my country, Brazil ❤
This is so inspiring... travel is truly a gift.
That's an inspiring talk! thanks for motivating many around the world
this is on of the best talk i've heard. full of personal details and resonance.
We also started to travel around the world! thanks for sharing and for the inspiration! you are great :)
thank you for sharing your experiences!
Amazing talk .. Loved it
I get what you're saying about spending time away from people who tell you what to do all the time. But it's really not that easy. However, that is my new goal now. I want to get a job somewhere out of this city and, hopefully, enjoy and make decisions for myself.
It's true, we learn from others what we want to be and well as what we don't want to be.
Yessss it’s when you leave everything AND everyone behind (even though it hurts)
I loved this! Thankyou
Omg you are amazing, your my inspiration, been wanting to do what you have done all my life ^^ keep being you!