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I think you need to go
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out of your comfort zone
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when you wanna try something new.
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(speaks Vietnamese)
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A lot of the time, that means location.
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Living overseas - it exposes you to a lot of things
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and situations that you wouldn't
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if you're just living at home.
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My name's Joshua, and I'm from Melbourne.
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I'm currently on exchange at RMIT Vietnam
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in Ho Chi Minh City.
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In the Applied Entrepreneurship Program at RMIT,
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I'm currently working on a project with a group
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where we're taking the idea of 3D printing as a service,
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and turning that into a business.
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I think the hands-on approach that RMIT takes
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really takes the education to the real world,
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where we have a viable business plan,
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we have something that if you were to take it
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after the semester and put it into the marketplace,
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it should work. That's the idea.
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You put yourself in a place
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you probably wouldn't necessarily eat normally,
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you're gonna get some of the most authentic
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and crazy flavours.
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The food in Vietnam is amazing.
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Putting it pretty bluntly, I think you haven't lived
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unless you've eaten Vietnamese food.
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I mean I love the exchange lifestyle
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and the, everything that that brings.
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Getting a deeper level of connection with the culture,
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with the way of living,
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for a decent amount of time,
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but you're still not putting studies on hold.
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It's a unique environment where you can meet people
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from all over the world
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while being in one place.
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The people you meet here instantly become your family.
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That kind of friendship - I've never experienced
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anywhere else.
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I think travel brings understanding.
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You're not necessarily just seeing things
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from your own perspective.
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The scenery's different, the people are different,
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and you just, you learn things.
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You have to grow to match the situation, so...
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Yeah, I think from when I first arrived
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and from I leave, that's gonna be
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a very different person.
