142: Exploring Self-Identity in Peru with Thai Nguyen

Thai Nguyen is the founder of  The Utopian Life, which describes itself as "practical wisdom for personal evolution." Thai is living in Cusco, Peru, where he’s working on his first book all about mastering internal dialogues and the stories that shape our lives.
He was born in Vietnam and grew up a refugee living in Australia after the war, studied Theology in Texas - and has since gone on to develop a love of entrepreneurship and exploration, of both ideas and the world.
Thai loves to focus on the things that hold us back, and whether it’s taking that trip, making travel a bigger priority, or somehow figuring out that travel lifestyle, I’m excited to dive into Thai’s perspective on these topics and how it is he’s found himself in Peru, writing a book.
A Quick Preview:
What Thai is doing down in Peru, living not far from Macchu Piccu, in the mountains.
How his varied background has led him down the path to explore life’s bigger questions.
What it was like growing up as a Vietnamese refugee and how that effected his sense of self-identity.
How travel gave Thai the outlet he needed to discover himself and escape a youth spent not fitting into society and rebellious behavior.
Why Thai believes where he's landed, after several reinventions, is a place he feels confident in for the first time. Plus the one question he asks himself to know.
Explore Further:
The Utopian Life, Thai's website
@ThaiWins on Twitter
Credits
Music credit: Intrepid Journey, by Aaron Static
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