How Youth Carry Where They From While Learning How to Leave | Alex Hu | TEDxArbutus Ridge Youth

Alex Hu, a high school student at St. John's School Vancouver, shares his experience of changing schools and adjusting to unfamiliar environments. His talk looks at how growing up involves embracing change while keeping the memories, values and experiences that shape a person. He reflects on identity, belonging and what it means to call a place home. He argues that leaving an old home does not require cutting ties with it in order to build a new one. The talk was given at an independently organized TEDx event held in Arbutus Ridge, Vancouver.

• Personal experience of changing schools and environments
• Carrying memories and values through change
• Identity, belonging and the meaning of home
• Speaker: Alex Hu, TEDxArbutus Ridge Youth

“How do we leave without losing everything that made the old place home?” Through his personal experience of changing schools and adapting to unfamiliar environments, Alex Hu explores how growing up involves embracing change while carrying the memories, values, and experiences that shape who we are. As he reflects, “We don't need to cut connections with an old home in order to have a new home.” Hi everyone, my name is Alex, and I am a high school student currently studying at St. John's School Vancouver. Over the past few years, I have studied in different schools and lived in different environments, which has given me the experience of constantly adjusting to new people, communities, and ways of life. These changes have made me think more about identity, belonging, and what it really means to call a place “home.” Outside of school, I enjoy sports such as badminton and running, as well as video editing and gaming. Through my TEDx talk, I hope to share some of my own experiences with leaving, adapting, and realizing that moving forward does not necessarily mean leaving everything behind. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx