A thousand miles begin with a single step | Yilun Song | TEDxBathUniversity

Having taught nearly a thousand pupils in the past two summers in rural China, Yilun is eager to share her thoughts on how a student-organized NGO supports local education and brings changes to the local community in under-developed areas, from what she’s experienced in the past two years. Yilun is passionate about raising awareness of delivering supportive education, by unfolding the reality in order to inspire the audience. Yilun was born and raised in Qingdao, China, and is now a finalist in BSc Economics at the University of Bath. Having taught nearly a thousand pupils in the past two summers in rural China, she is eager to share her thoughts on how a student-organized NGO supports local education and brings changes to the local community in under-developed areas, from what she’s experienced in the past two years. Yilun is passionate about raising awareness of delivering supportive education, by unfolding the reality in order to inspire the audience. As a self-taught photographer, she is also an avid explorer into the local community. She hopes to present analytically by provoking thoughts among the audience, not only from a short-term teacher’s perspective, but also from a social perspective in the long term. 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