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On the road- The further you go, the less you know. | Simon Finnigan | TEDxYouth@BISHCMC

732 views · Published 11 December 2018 · 14:31 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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In this entertaining talk, a language and literature enthusiast explains how being “on the road” has revealed the complex relationship with his roots, where he has come from and where he might be going. Simon is currently a Careers and University Guidance Counsellor based in Ho Chi Minh City, primarily dealing with students who are about to embark on a personal journey of their own - to college and university. The road Simon has taken to get here has been far from linear: a degree in English followed by a Masters in Holocaust literature and a PhD in post-war British theatre historiography were all completed at the University of Sheffield. A stint teaching in Italy was followed by positions lecturing in Literature and Language at the universities of Sheffield, Wales and Liverpool, before a move to India and now Vietnam. A keen student of quest narratives in literature with an inbuilt fear of inertia, Simon will be talking about how being “on the road” has revealed the complex relationship with his roots, where he has come from and where he might be going. 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

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