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Challenge Yourself To Step Out of The Norm: Khanh Vy Tran (Transcript)

Here is the full text and summary of YouTuber Khanh Vy Tran’s talk: ‘Challenge yourself to step out of the norm at TEDxVinschoolHanoi conference. In this talk, she talks about her journey to discover her passion, and deliver a beautiful message of challenging yourself to be out of the norm.

Best quote from this talk:

“I realized that the hardest person to forgive on this earth is not someone who betrayed you, and not a friend who wasn’t there for you when you need the most, is not your ex-boyfriend who broke your heart to pieces; the hardest person to forgive on this earth is myself.”

Listen to the MP3 Audio here:

TRANSCRIPT:

Khanh Vy Tran – Author & YouTuber

Hi. Good morning.

Hello. Thank you for having me. So, let’s get started with my TED Talks. My very first time.

So, I am the last born in my family that follows and honors traditional values. My oldest sister is a lecturer, and my second sister is working for the public sector, and their paths are exactly the same as my parents expected –finishing college, getting married at the age of 24, having a job, and then having kids.

And my parents expected me to have the same path.

In my sophomore year of high school, when both of my sisters both got married, my family got a big debt. I still remember my parents, they had to get up every day, work very hard to make sure that I still got a decent life and a good education, regardless.

I still remember my mom, she had to borrow money so that she could have enough 23 million Vietnam Dong for me to pay my tuition fee, when I was the candidate in the National Excellent Student Contest, the subject of English; which was pretty expensive back then.

And then I passed the contest, which meant that I got direct offers from several universities within the country.