The burden of being the only son | Pema Gurung | TEDxSaxionUniversity

Pema was born as a sick child, 5,000m high up in the Himalayas in Nepal, a ten day walk from the nearest airstrip. He slept and begged in the street for days when his parents moved him to a ROPKA children's home in Kathmandu. He left his country, ending up in the Netherlands as a student -"a total Culture shock". Now his parents want him to come back and take care of his family, since he is their only son. But Pema lives in a different story now. Pema Gurung was born in Nepal but is now living in the Netherlands. He recently finished his Bachelor of Business Administration at Saxion University of Applied Sciences. Pema’s TEDx talk is an incredible personal story and cultural analysis: life between two worlds that could not be more different. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx