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The Sinop Project | Zeynep Koçyiğit | TEDxYouth@EyüboğluHS


today I want to share two stories my

today I want to share two stories my first story that changed my lifestyle

first story that changed my lifestyle

first story that changed my lifestyle completely it’s about how my parents

completely it’s about how my parents

completely it’s about how my parents introduced me to my passion sailing and

introduced me to my passion sailing and

introduced me to my passion sailing and the second story is about how I changed

the second story is about how I changed

the second story is about how I changed other people’s lives by doing social

other people’s lives by doing social

other people’s lives by doing social service which I was involved in my

service which I was involved in my

service which I was involved in my school the senior projects I hope I can

school the senior projects I hope I can

school the senior projects I hope I can create a ripple effect today with these

create a ripple effect today with these

create a ripple effect today with these two stories growing up I was a very

two stories growing up I was a very

two stories growing up I was a very active kid running jumping around the

active kid running jumping around the

active kid running jumping around the house 24/7 and my dad was a real sports

house 24/7 and my dad was a real sports

house 24/7 and my dad was a real sports lover my mom she was just sick of

lover my mom she was just sick of

lover my mom she was just sick of chasing me around so they came up with

chasing me around so they came up with

chasing me around so they came up with the idea that me starting a sport first

the idea that me starting a sport first

the idea that me starting a sport first I tried gymnastic where they picked

I tried gymnastic where they picked

I tried gymnastic where they picked every five-year-old where they treat

every five-year-old where they treat

every five-year-old where they treat every five-year-old to stretch more

every five-year-old to stretch more

every five-year-old to stretch more I taught not for me second I tried

I taught not for me second I tried

I taught not for me second I tried swimming and remember those lines to

swimming and remember those lines to

swimming and remember those lines to jump in the pool

jump in the pool

jump in the pool well the turn never came to me because I

well the turn never came to me because I

well the turn never came to me because I continuously ran back at zero this is me

continuously ran back at zero this is me

continuously ran back at zero this is me in gymnastics and this is me in the

in gymnastics and this is me in the

in gymnastics and this is me in the swimming pool literally me and this

swimming pool literally me and this

swimming pool literally me and this picture is taken just before the

picture is taken just before the

picture is taken just before the swimming horse ten minutes you see how

swimming horse ten minutes you see how

swimming horse ten minutes you see how happy I am and apparently no one noticed

happy I am and apparently no one noticed

happy I am and apparently no one noticed that I was in jumping in the pool for

that I was in jumping in the pool for

that I was in jumping in the pool for like a year

like a year

like a year hi mom and what not suni so what what a

hi mom and what not suni so what what a

hi mom and what not suni so what what a coincidence man when my dad was watching

coincidence man when my dad was watching

coincidence man when my dad was watching TV

TV

TV suddenly an ad showed up and he shouted

suddenly an ad showed up and he shouted

suddenly an ad showed up and he shouted sailing as Artemis shouts at Eureka so I

sailing as Artemis shouts at Eureka so I

sailing as Artemis shouts at Eureka so I was very excited and curious about the

was very excited and curious about the

was very excited and curious about the sport so I agreed to visit some sailing

sport so I agreed to visit some sailing

sport so I agreed to visit some sailing clubs just the next day with him when he

clubs just the next day with him when he

clubs just the next day with him when he went there the trainer was talking about

went there the trainer was talking about

went there the trainer was talking about how the sailing equipment words how to

how the sailing equipment words how to

how the sailing equipment words how to care

care

care or acute other clothes and how the daily

or acute other clothes and how the daily

or acute other clothes and how the daily plan of the course and when you’re a kid

plan of the course and when you’re a kid

plan of the course and when you’re a kid you only pay attention to the keywords

you only pay attention to the keywords

you only pay attention to the keywords like ice cream and chocolate my examples

like ice cream and chocolate my examples

like ice cream and chocolate my examples are all sweets what’s the keyword back

are all sweets what’s the keyword back

are all sweets what’s the keyword back then who was dolphins and my first

then who was dolphins and my first

then who was dolphins and my first vision of sailing was riding dolphins

vision of sailing was riding dolphins

vision of sailing was riding dolphins this is literally what I taught and it

this is literally what I taught and it

this is literally what I taught and it took me some time to understand that we

took me some time to understand that we

took me some time to understand that we weren’t riding dolphins we were on the

weren’t riding dolphins we were on the

weren’t riding dolphins we were on the sailboats obviously I was heartbroken

sailboats obviously I was heartbroken

sailboats obviously I was heartbroken but that’s just how my sailing journey

but that’s just how my sailing journey

but that’s just how my sailing journey began back in 2009 and I never regret a

began back in 2009 and I never regret a

began back in 2009 and I never regret a moment I had the best stories there I

moment I had the best stories there I

moment I had the best stories there I have type of stories that I want to tell

have type of stories that I want to tell

have type of stories that I want to tell to my kids and to my grandkids and to

to my kids and to my grandkids and to

to my kids and to my grandkids and to their kids if I live that long enough

their kids if I live that long enough

their kids if I live that long enough but I learned so much from it first I

but I learned so much from it first I

but I learned so much from it first I learned to find solutions to my own

learned to find solutions to my own

learned to find solutions to my own problems I learned to speak for myself I

problems I learned to speak for myself I

problems I learned to speak for myself I learned to raise from competing and I

learned to raise from competing and I

learned to raise from competing and I learned to be aggressive when it’s

learned to be aggressive when it’s

learned to be aggressive when it’s needed and sailing isn’t like any other

needed and sailing isn’t like any other

needed and sailing isn’t like any other sports it just doesn’t take only four or

sports it just doesn’t take only four or

sports it just doesn’t take only four or five hours in a day it takes your whole

five hours in a day it takes your whole

five hours in a day it takes your whole day so most importantly I learned to

day so most importantly I learned to

day so most importantly I learned to manage my time we all brag that we don’t

manage my time we all brag that we don’t

manage my time we all brag that we don’t have enough time for schoolwork or other

have enough time for schoolwork or other

have enough time for schoolwork or other activities with school well some kids

activities with school well some kids

activities with school well some kids don’t it’s not because they allow all

don’t it’s not because they allow all

don’t it’s not because they allow all the endless projects or homework it’s

the endless projects or homework it’s

the endless projects or homework it’s because they can’t go to school they

because they can’t go to school they

because they can’t go to school they can’t go to school because schools are

can’t go to school because schools are

can’t go to school because schools are in such bad conditions because of

in such bad conditions because of

in such bad conditions because of transportation problems because they

transportation problems because they

transportation problems because they need to work to support their families

need to work to support their families

need to work to support their families income this is very new on to my second

income this is very new on to my second

income this is very new on to my second part I believe in equality and I think

part I believe in equality and I think

part I believe in equality and I think everyone should be equal which seems

everyone should be equal which seems

everyone should be equal which seems impossible but at least everyone

impossible but at least everyone

impossible but at least everyone should be given a chance to be equal in

should be given a chance to be equal in

should be given a chance to be equal in Turkey there are 20 million kids and

Turkey there are 20 million kids and

Turkey there are 20 million kids and teens between the ages 6 and 18 and 3

teens between the ages 6 and 18 and 3

teens between the ages 6 and 18 and 3 million of them are not in schools which

million of them are not in schools which

million of them are not in schools which means 15 percent of them don’t go to

means 15 percent of them don’t go to

means 15 percent of them don’t go to school which is a very scary dangerous

school which is a very scary dangerous

school which is a very scary dangerous and a sub percentage because today’s

and a sub percentage because today’s

and a sub percentage because today’s kids tomorrow’s adults as we all say

kids tomorrow’s adults as we all say

kids tomorrow’s adults as we all say it’s getting difficult to go to schools

it’s getting difficult to go to schools

it’s getting difficult to go to schools in villages because they’re in such bad

in villages because they’re in such bad

in villages because they’re in such bad condition and we lose kids in traffic

condition and we lose kids in traffic

condition and we lose kids in traffic accidents every day while they’re trying

accidents every day while they’re trying

accidents every day while they’re trying to reach education you might question

to reach education you might question

to reach education you might question what can I do about this well in my

what can I do about this well in my

what can I do about this well in my school me bunch of my friends and some

school me bunch of my friends and some

school me bunch of my friends and some teachers are working on the single

teachers are working on the single

teachers are working on the single project it’s where we are rebuilding a

project it’s where we are rebuilding a

project it’s where we are rebuilding a base goal which is unused and we’re

base goal which is unused and we’re

base goal which is unused and we’re turning it to a culture center which

turning it to a culture center which

turning it to a culture center which will include numerius numbers of books

will include numerius numbers of books

will include numerius numbers of books working space for kids and grownups and

working space for kids and grownups and

working space for kids and grownups and also some workshops the project may look

also some workshops the project may look

also some workshops the project may look like a really tiny step but if some

like a really tiny step but if some

like a really tiny step but if some students and teachers can drop quadruple

students and teachers can drop quadruple

students and teachers can drop quadruple and rebuild a school building it’s even

and rebuild a school building it’s even

and rebuild a school building it’s even possible that one day every kids going

possible that one day every kids going

possible that one day every kids going to school with good conditions

to school with good conditions

to school with good conditions well among these ripples there sometimes

well among these ripples there sometimes

well among these ripples there sometimes spaces and maybe that go up high and low

just like when I sail the wind is not

just like when I sail the wind is not stable and there are sometimes push and

stable and there are sometimes push and

stable and there are sometimes push and pull like the prep students weren’t

pull like the prep students weren’t

pull like the prep students weren’t allowed in this project last year and I

allowed in this project last year and I

allowed in this project last year and I was a prep student so I had to work

was a prep student so I had to work

was a prep student so I had to work really hard to get in like I miss my

really hard to get in like I miss my

really hard to get in like I miss my flight

flight

flight because I ran to the wrong Airport

because I ran to the wrong Airport

because I ran to the wrong Airport thanks God the third Airport is still

thanks God the third Airport is still

thanks God the third Airport is still under construction so during their

under construction so during their

under construction so during their lifespan

lifespan

lifespan there are ripples that we follow or

there are ripples that we follow or

there are ripples that we follow or create and they cause us to make

create and they cause us to make

create and they cause us to make positive changes and effects I want to

positive changes and effects I want to

positive changes and effects I want to end my speech with a very well-known

end my speech with a very well-known

end my speech with a very well-known Turkish poet nas and Hitman’s

Turkish poet nas and Hitman’s

Turkish poet nas and Hitman’s plan on living you must take living

plan on living you must take living

plan on living you must take living seriously I mean such an extent that for

seriously I mean such an extent that for

seriously I mean such an extent that for example your arms are tired from your

example your arms are tired from your

example your arms are tired from your back your back is on the wall or in a

back your back is on the wall or in a

back your back is on the wall or in a laboratory which are white shirts which

laboratory which are white shirts which

laboratory which are white shirts which are huge glasses you must be able to die

are huge glasses you must be able to die

are huge glasses you must be able to die for people even for people you have

for people even for people you have

for people even for people you have never seen although nobody forced you to

never seen although nobody forced you to

never seen although nobody forced you to do this although you know that living in

do this although you know that living in

do this although you know that living in the most real the most beautiful thing

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