what defines you or which aspect of you is your identity your physical
is your identity your physical
is your identity your physical appearance your thoughts your actions
appearance your thoughts your actions
appearance your thoughts your actions while I was preparing the speech these
while I was preparing the speech these
while I was preparing the speech these thoughts stuck in my head I met the
thoughts stuck in my head I met the
thoughts stuck in my head I met the person who I thought I was today it took
person who I thought I was today it took
person who I thought I was today it took me a long time to define identity in my
me a long time to define identity in my
me a long time to define identity in my own words identity is what makes me
own words identity is what makes me
own words identity is what makes me different from other people the
different from other people the
different from other people the transitions and experiences in my life
transitions and experiences in my life
transitions and experiences in my life made who I am today
made who I am today
made who I am today just like transitions and experiences in
just like transitions and experiences in
just like transitions and experiences in your life made who you are if we think
your life made who you are if we think
your life made who you are if we think about these experiences we can identify
about these experiences we can identify
about these experiences we can identify ourselves a little bit better I spent my
ourselves a little bit better I spent my
ourselves a little bit better I spent my entire life in Korea I lived in Seoul
entire life in Korea I lived in Seoul
entire life in Korea I lived in Seoul before I came to the ago last summer I
before I came to the ago last summer I
before I came to the ago last summer I was an ordinary middle school girl who
was an ordinary middle school girl who
was an ordinary middle school girl who studied underneath Korean education
studied underneath Korean education
studied underneath Korean education system as you all know Korean schools
system as you all know Korean schools
system as you all know Korean schools require a lot of stirring in Korea the
require a lot of stirring in Korea the
require a lot of stirring in Korea the culture of competition influences
culture of competition influences
culture of competition influences everything in our lives even from middle
everything in our lives even from middle
everything in our lives even from middle school students are ranked by their
school students are ranked by their
school students are ranked by their report cards every midterm and final
report cards every midterm and final
report cards every midterm and final test I have experienced it and the truth
test I have experienced it and the truth
test I have experienced it and the truth is is even worse and harder than you
is is even worse and harder than you
is is even worse and harder than you think even teachers say that no matter
think even teachers say that no matter
think even teachers say that no matter how hard you study Iran can never go up
how hard you study Iran can never go up
how hard you study Iran can never go up because both students also study hard as
because both students also study hard as
because both students also study hard as you do so like others I went to
you do so like others I went to
you do so like others I went to academies and classes with tutors so I
academies and classes with tutors so I
academies and classes with tutors so I can enter a prestigious university one
can enter a prestigious university one
can enter a prestigious university one day due to the government’s abrupt
day due to the government’s abrupt
day due to the government’s abrupt metropolitian decentralization policy my
metropolitian decentralization policy my
metropolitian decentralization policy my father’s company moved from the center
father’s company moved from the center
father’s company moved from the center of the soul to take me also inevitably
of the soul to take me also inevitably
of the soul to take me also inevitably moved house today as well I felt as if a
moved house today as well I felt as if a
moved house today as well I felt as if a new life began for me in an honest place
new life began for me in an honest place
new life began for me in an honest place and actually it did and when I first
and actually it did and when I first
and actually it did and when I first came to the contr National School ayah
came to the contr National School ayah
came to the contr National School ayah wordly seemed to adjusted my new school
wordly seemed to adjusted my new school
wordly seemed to adjusted my new school life and many people told me oh you
life and many people told me oh you
life and many people told me oh you adapted and
adapted and
adapted and not short time but mentally and
not short time but mentally and
not short time but mentally and physically I wasn’t I had nightmares
physically I wasn’t I had nightmares
physically I wasn’t I had nightmares almost every day and my mind would
almost every day and my mind would
almost every day and my mind would wander all the time thinking of good old
wander all the time thinking of good old
wander all the time thinking of good old days with my friends and I wanted my
days with my friends and I wanted my
days with my friends and I wanted my life to just revert to how it was before
life to just revert to how it was before
life to just revert to how it was before because I had to contend with my
because I had to contend with my
because I had to contend with my everyday life well I felt like my body
everyday life well I felt like my body
everyday life well I felt like my body was here but my mind was still and so
was here but my mind was still and so
was here but my mind was still and so and every time I felt like that I tried
and every time I felt like that I tried
and every time I felt like that I tried to focus on positive aspects and trying
to focus on positive aspects and trying
to focus on positive aspects and trying to find the meaning that the transition
to find the meaning that the transition
to find the meaning that the transition gave him my life yet my new environment
gave him my life yet my new environment
gave him my life yet my new environment has enabled me to find another aspect of
has enabled me to find another aspect of
has enabled me to find another aspect of myself that I didn’t know I have an
myself that I didn’t know I have an
myself that I didn’t know I have an older cousin who I really like she
older cousin who I really like she
older cousin who I really like she attended Korean high school I went to
attended Korean high school I went to
attended Korean high school I went to the guest attend the Georgia Institute
the guest attend the Georgia Institute
the guest attend the Georgia Institute of Technology and now she works at a
of Technology and now she works at a
of Technology and now she works at a well-known company in Chicago as an
well-known company in Chicago as an
well-known company in Chicago as an advisor last winter
advisor last winter
advisor last winter she came to Korea and told me how her
she came to Korea and told me how her
she came to Korea and told me how her she worked to enter a good university I
she worked to enter a good university I
she worked to enter a good university I could see her continual and vidura’s
could see her continual and vidura’s
could see her continual and vidura’s produce of successful we saw result for
produce of successful we saw result for
produce of successful we saw result for her and I thought that nothing is
her and I thought that nothing is
her and I thought that nothing is impossible for a determined mind also in
impossible for a determined mind also in
impossible for a determined mind also in a similar situation with her I become
a similar situation with her I become
a similar situation with her I become more confident and I think that I can
more confident and I think that I can
more confident and I think that I can accomplish anything if I try my best
she always works hard fresh new
she always works hard fresh new challenges seems brilliant and I want to
challenges seems brilliant and I want to
challenges seems brilliant and I want to be like her she is my inspiration and
be like her she is my inspiration and
be like her she is my inspiration and gave me momentum to promise myself to
gave me momentum to promise myself to
gave me momentum to promise myself to study harder and try my best for
study harder and try my best for
study harder and try my best for anything everything since then I now
anything everything since then I now
anything everything since then I now study harder than before and look for
study harder than before and look for
study harder than before and look for new challenges before a mentor I didn’t
new challenges before a mentor I didn’t
new challenges before a mentor I didn’t have enough motivation to try my best so
have enough motivation to try my best so
have enough motivation to try my best so it was hard to study and hard to try my
it was hard to study and hard to try my
it was hard to study and hard to try my best
she gave me a strong desire to achieve
she gave me a strong desire to achieve my goal and now I know that it’s the
my goal and now I know that it’s the
my goal and now I know that it’s the ambitious people who work the hardest
ambitious people who work the hardest
ambitious people who work the hardest and succeed
figuring out your identity isn’t
figuring out your identity isn’t actually easy but if you look carefully
actually easy but if you look carefully
actually easy but if you look carefully at the transitions and experiences in
at the transitions and experiences in
at the transitions and experiences in your life it’s way easier to know who
your life it’s way easier to know who
your life it’s way easier to know who you are when you leave here today I want
you are when you leave here today I want
you are when you leave here today I want you to think what are the big
you to think what are the big
you to think what are the big transitions and experiences that have
transitions and experiences that have
transitions and experiences that have happened to you to shape your identity
happened to you to shape your identity
happened to you to shape your identity how have the other people affected how
how have the other people affected how
how have the other people affected how you see yourself and remember try to
you see yourself and remember try to
you see yourself and remember try to focus on how you changed as a result of
focus on how you changed as a result of
focus on how you changed as a result of these experiences like me maybe you can
these experiences like me maybe you can
these experiences like me maybe you can find another maybe you can find an
find another maybe you can find an
find another maybe you can find an inspiration to better yourself too thank
inspiration to better yourself too thank
inspiration to better yourself too thank you
you
you [Applause]
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