have you ever traveled to a place that amazed you that touched you so deeply
amazed you that touched you so deeply
amazed you that touched you so deeply that you wanted to become a part of that
that you wanted to become a part of that
that you wanted to become a part of that community have you ever been so inspired
community have you ever been so inspired
community have you ever been so inspired that the place becomes a part of you or
that the place becomes a part of you or
that the place becomes a part of you or if your own creative expression
if your own creative expression
if your own creative expression I believe with people experience
I believe with people experience
I believe with people experience different cultures they are more likely
different cultures they are more likely
different cultures they are more likely to have an open mind full of new and
to have an open mind full of new and
to have an open mind full of new and creative ideas the images sounds and
creative ideas the images sounds and
creative ideas the images sounds and feelings that new experience for
feelings that new experience for
feelings that new experience for chocolate can if you let them move to
chocolate can if you let them move to
chocolate can if you let them move to your body your mind and your heart
your body your mind and your heart
your body your mind and your heart travel will enclose your actions and
travel will enclose your actions and
travel will enclose your actions and allow you to become more caring and
allow you to become more caring and
allow you to become more caring and creative a nuisance anyone if you travel
creative a nuisance anyone if you travel
creative a nuisance anyone if you travel to creativity it is well known that
to creativity it is well known that
to creativity it is well known that talent to inspire artistic expression
talent to inspire artistic expression
talent to inspire artistic expression how long can expose you to different
how long can expose you to different
how long can expose you to different types of music which motivate you to
types of music which motivate you to
types of music which motivate you to create your own music or style even if
create your own music or style even if
create your own music or style even if you do not play instrument you can
you do not play instrument you can
you do not play instrument you can deepen your understanding of music
deepen your understanding of music
deepen your understanding of music through different cultures around the
through different cultures around the
through different cultures around the world for example when the Beatles
world for example when the Beatles
world for example when the Beatles traveled to India they experimented with
traveled to India they experimented with
traveled to India they experimented with the sitar and were inspired by Hinduism
the sitar and were inspired by Hinduism
the sitar and were inspired by Hinduism and meditation practices you know among
and meditation practices you know among
and meditation practices you know among other things
both their experiences they produced the
both their experiences they produced the White Album one of the most popular
White Album one of the most popular
White Album one of the most popular records ever the album covers shocked
records ever the album covers shocked
records ever the album covers shocked everyone because there was plain and
everyone because there was plain and
everyone because there was plain and white but this record contains what
white but this record contains what
white but this record contains what something is the most creative work all
something is the most creative work all
something is the most creative work all of their Indian inspired magic was
of their Indian inspired magic was
of their Indian inspired magic was inside for the Beatles it was India that
inside for the Beatles it was India that
inside for the Beatles it was India that influenced their path for me it was my
influenced their path for me it was my
influenced their path for me it was my travels in East Africa in 2013 I had the
travels in East Africa in 2013 I had the
travels in East Africa in 2013 I had the chance to go to school and live in
chance to go to school and live in
chance to go to school and live in Tanzania adventure is like watching a
Tanzania adventure is like watching a
Tanzania adventure is like watching a wildebeest migration finding a crocodile
wildebeest migration finding a crocodile
wildebeest migration finding a crocodile tooth while swimming is that swimming
tooth while swimming is that swimming
tooth while swimming is that swimming hole in fact and even falling into a
hole in fact and even falling into a
hole in fact and even falling into a pool of hippos gave me more images and
pool of hippos gave me more images and
pool of hippos gave me more images and ideas to put into my artwork and music I
ideas to put into my artwork and music I
ideas to put into my artwork and music I like to tell stories with my family and
like to tell stories with my family and
like to tell stories with my family and friends and write light-hearted songs
friends and write light-hearted songs
friends and write light-hearted songs when traveling from place to place I now
when traveling from place to place I now
when traveling from place to place I now play the saxophone and ukulele and
play the saxophone and ukulele and
play the saxophone and ukulele and recently picked up the electric guitar I
recently picked up the electric guitar I
recently picked up the electric guitar I mean they’re like eight more instruments
mean they’re like eight more instruments
mean they’re like eight more instruments I would like to learn how to play but I
I would like to learn how to play but I
I would like to learn how to play but I can only learn so many at a time now
can only learn so many at a time now
can only learn so many at a time now only can traveling inspire creativity
only can traveling inspire creativity
only can traveling inspire creativity music but I could also inspire creative
music but I could also inspire creative
music but I could also inspire creative problem-solving when you travel to
problem-solving when you travel to
problem-solving when you travel to another place you get to see how other
another place you get to see how other
another place you get to see how other people live as well as solve their daily
people live as well as solve their daily
people live as well as solve their daily problems for me watching how communities
problems for me watching how communities
problems for me watching how communities work together to conserve the
work together to conserve the
work together to conserve the environment around Mount Kilimanjaro
environment around Mount Kilimanjaro
environment around Mount Kilimanjaro showed what we can do to conserve the
showed what we can do to conserve the
showed what we can do to conserve the environment here in Mississippi I’ve
environment here in Mississippi I’ve
environment here in Mississippi I’ve since conducted science fair projects on
since conducted science fair projects on
since conducted science fair projects on black bear reintroduction in the decline
black bear reintroduction in the decline
black bear reintroduction in the decline of bee populations in my research I
of bee populations in my research I
of bee populations in my research I found that more knowledge was related to
found that more knowledge was related to
found that more knowledge was related to more positive attitudes about aiding
more positive attitudes about aiding
more positive attitudes about aiding these species according to a recent
these species according to a recent
these species according to a recent study when research like this is
study when research like this is
study when research like this is conducted by people from different
conducted by people from different
conducted by people from different countries it could have even more impact
countries it could have even more impact
countries it could have even more impact in momentum Travel can also result in
in momentum Travel can also result in
in momentum Travel can also result in open-mindedness as Mark Twain is
open-mindedness as Mark Twain is
open-mindedness as Mark Twain is famously quoted travel is fatal to
famously quoted travel is fatal to
famously quoted travel is fatal to prejudice bigotry and narrow mindedness
prejudice bigotry and narrow mindedness
prejudice bigotry and narrow mindedness when I was attending the International
when I was attending the International
when I was attending the International School in Tanzania
School in Tanzania
School in Tanzania I was lucky to make friends from all
I was lucky to make friends from all
I was lucky to make friends from all over the world there are many vibrant
over the world there are many vibrant
over the world there are many vibrant cultures languages and religions that
cultures languages and religions that
cultures languages and religions that were celebrated among our entire school
were celebrated among our entire school
were celebrated among our entire school community it helped my mind open to new
community it helped my mind open to new
community it helped my mind open to new ideas and new relationships and gave me
ideas and new relationships and gave me
ideas and new relationships and gave me new words to describe my experiences
new words to describe my experiences
new words to describe my experiences such as the Swahili phrase Palais Poulet
such as the Swahili phrase Palais Poulet
such as the Swahili phrase Palais Poulet this word describes a slow-moving
this word describes a slow-moving
this word describes a slow-moving leisure lifestyle and atmosphere of
leisure lifestyle and atmosphere of
leisure lifestyle and atmosphere of Africa there are many things that were
Africa there are many things that were
Africa there are many things that were slow there for example waiting three
slow there for example waiting three
slow there for example waiting three hours for your food to arrive at a
hours for your food to arrive at a
hours for your food to arrive at a restaurant so basically you had to plan
restaurant so basically you had to plan
restaurant so basically you had to plan your lunch time in advance meetings that
your lunch time in advance meetings that
your lunch time in advance meetings that went on forever and even waiting for
went on forever and even waiting for
went on forever and even waiting for cows and zebras to cross the road when
cows and zebras to cross the road when
cows and zebras to cross the road when we think of the word travel we think of
we think of the word travel we think of
we think of the word travel we think of charting off to exotic lands however you
charting off to exotic lands however you
charting off to exotic lands however you don’t have to leave the country or even
don’t have to leave the country or even
don’t have to leave the country or even travel far if you just look in your own
travel far if you just look in your own
travel far if you just look in your own town or community you can find
town or community you can find
town or community you can find surprising places to explore who would
surprising places to explore who would
surprising places to explore who would guess that in Batesville Mississippi
guess that in Batesville Mississippi
guess that in Batesville Mississippi there’s a large Buddhist center called
there’s a large Buddhist center called
there’s a large Buddhist center called the Magnolia Grove monastery this is a
the Magnolia Grove monastery this is a
the Magnolia Grove monastery this is a place of meditation and peacefulness to
place of meditation and peacefulness to
place of meditation and peacefulness to feel closer to the earth you can easily
feel closer to the earth you can easily
feel closer to the earth you can easily go and become a part of an entirely
go and become a part of an entirely
go and become a part of an entirely different culture for the day even when
different culture for the day even when
different culture for the day even when I cannot understand the Vietnamese
I cannot understand the Vietnamese
I cannot understand the Vietnamese chants the natural beauty and calm
chants the natural beauty and calm
chants the natural beauty and calm environment give me a feeling of peace
environment give me a feeling of peace
environment give me a feeling of peace and connection you can travel to many
and connection you can travel to many
and connection you can travel to many different places even while exploring
different places even while exploring
different places even while exploring your own town or reading a book in fact
your own town or reading a book in fact
your own town or reading a book in fact you don’t even have to leave your house
you don’t even have to leave your house
you don’t even have to leave your house and a study of creativity some school
and a study of creativity some school
and a study of creativity some school children were shown close objects like a
children were shown close objects like a
children were shown close objects like a pencil on a desk followed by more
pencil on a desk followed by more
pencil on a desk followed by more distant objects all the way to the Milky
distant objects all the way to the Milky
distant objects all the way to the Milky Way some other children were shown the
Way some other children were shown the
Way some other children were shown the pictures in Reverse and all were given a
pictures in Reverse and all were given a
pictures in Reverse and all were given a creativity test the children who has
creativity test the children who has
creativity test the children who has shown the pictures in expansive order
shown the pictures in expansive order
shown the pictures in expansive order had higher scores of originality in
had higher scores of originality in
had higher scores of originality in fluency most importantly I learned that
fluency most importantly I learned that
fluency most importantly I learned that travel leads to come
travel leads to come
travel leads to come in other words travel is not all pretty
in other words travel is not all pretty
in other words travel is not all pretty and I’ve become more aware a politics
and I’ve become more aware a politics
and I’ve become more aware a politics war and injustice in the world one of
war and injustice in the world one of
war and injustice in the world one of the saddest things I’ve seen where the
the saddest things I’ve seen where the
the saddest things I’ve seen where the memorial sites of the 1994 genocide in
memorial sites of the 1994 genocide in
memorial sites of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda this made me become more aware of
Rwanda this made me become more aware of
Rwanda this made me become more aware of the United States politics and reminded
the United States politics and reminded
the United States politics and reminded me that everyone deserves equal rights
me that everyone deserves equal rights
me that everyone deserves equal rights and justice in my community I have
and justice in my community I have
and justice in my community I have participated in different types of
participated in different types of
participated in different types of creative activism such as marches and
creative activism such as marches and
creative activism such as marches and demonstrations to protect the planet in
demonstrations to protect the planet in
demonstrations to protect the planet in human rights
the famous Mississippi writer Eudora
the famous Mississippi writer Eudora Welty has said to travel I first became
Welty has said to travel I first became
Welty has said to travel I first became aware of the outside world news through
aware of the outside world news through
aware of the outside world news through travel then I found my own introspective
travel then I found my own introspective
travel then I found my own introspective way of becoming a part of it like Miss
way of becoming a part of it like Miss
way of becoming a part of it like Miss Welty travel has opened my eyes to the
Welty travel has opened my eyes to the
Welty travel has opened my eyes to the outside and to my inner world to sum it
outside and to my inner world to sum it
outside and to my inner world to sum it up traveling to creativity isn’t simply
up traveling to creativity isn’t simply
up traveling to creativity isn’t simply going from place to place or moving
going from place to place or moving
going from place to place or moving around the world of course our world is
around the world of course our world is
around the world of course our world is beautiful but not everyone can just hop
beautiful but not everyone can just hop
beautiful but not everyone can just hop on a plane to a foreign country real
on a plane to a foreign country real
on a plane to a foreign country real traveling is meeting someone new with a
traveling is meeting someone new with a
traveling is meeting someone new with a different culture point of view or
different culture point of view or
different culture point of view or background that challenges you to become
background that challenges you to become
background that challenges you to become more aware of the world around us with
more aware of the world around us with
more aware of the world around us with that said I encourage you to visit a
that said I encourage you to visit a
that said I encourage you to visit a place in your own community that
place in your own community that
place in your own community that represents a different culture with an
represents a different culture with an
represents a different culture with an open mind I guarantee that you’ll be
open mind I guarantee that you’ll be
open mind I guarantee that you’ll be inspired by other ways of life and have
inspired by other ways of life and have
inspired by other ways of life and have new creative ideas live beyond your
new creative ideas live beyond your
new creative ideas live beyond your limits to explore the wonders and
limits to explore the wonders and
limits to explore the wonders and beautiful diversity of this planet I
beautiful diversity of this planet I
beautiful diversity of this planet I hope you too will be inspired to travel
hope you too will be inspired to travel
hope you too will be inspired to travel to the amazing world of creativity and
to the amazing world of creativity and
to the amazing world of creativity and compassion thank you
compassion thank you
compassion thank you [Applause]
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