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Tania Luna: How a penny made me feel like a millionaire
Tanja Luna (Tania Luna): Kako sam se zbog jednog penija osećala kao milioner
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Kao malo dete, Tanja Luna je napustila svoj dom u Ukrajini posle katastrofe u Černobilju i dobila azil u SAD. Jednog dana, na podu njujorškog skloništa za beskućnike gde je sa porodicom živela, našla je jedan peni. Nikada se kasnije nije osećala tako bogatom. Razmišljanje o gorko-slatkim radostima detinjstva i kako ih zadržati u mislima.
Tania Luna - Surprisologist
Tania Luna co-founded Surprise Industries, a company devoted to designing surprise experiences. Full bio
Tania Luna co-founded Surprise Industries, a company devoted to designing surprise experiences. Full bio
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I'm five years old, and I am very proud.
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Imam pet godina i veoma sam ponosna.
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My father has just built the best outhouse
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Moj tata je upravo izgradio
najbolji poljski klozet
najbolji poljski klozet
00:20
in our little village in Ukraine.
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u našem malom selu u Ukrajini.
00:22
Inside, it's a smelly, gaping hole in the ground,
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Unutra je to jedna
smrdljiva rupa u zemlji,
smrdljiva rupa u zemlji,
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but outside, it's pearly white formica
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ali spolja je kao biserno beli laminat
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and it literally gleams in the sun.
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i bukvalno sija na suncu.
00:34
This makes me feel so proud, so important,
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To me čini tako ponosnom i važnom
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that I appoint myself the leader of my little group of friends
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da sama sebe imenujem za vođu
moje male grupe prijatela
moje male grupe prijatela
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and I devise missions for us.
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i smišljam zadatke za nas.
00:43
So we prowl from house to house
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Tumarali smo od kuće do kuće
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looking for flies captured in spider webs
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tražeći muve zarobljene
u paukovim mrežama
u paukovim mrežama
00:49
and we set them free.
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i oslobađali smo ih.
00:51
Four years earlier, when I was one,
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Četiri godine pre toga,
kad sam imala godinu dana,
kad sam imala godinu dana,
00:53
after the Chernobyl accident,
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posle černobiljske katastrofe
00:55
the rain came down black,
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padala je crna kiša,
00:57
and my sister's hair fell out in clumps,
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a sestrina kosa je opadala
u pramenovima
u pramenovima
00:59
and I spent nine months in the hospital.
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i ja sam provela
devet meseci u bolnici.
devet meseci u bolnici.
01:02
There were no visitors allowed,
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Nisu bile dozvoljene posete,
01:03
so my mother bribed a hospital worker.
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pa je mama potplatila radnika u bolnici.
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She acquired a nurse's uniform,
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Nabavila je uniformu medicinske sestre
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and she snuck in every night to sit by my side.
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i ušunjala se svake noći
da bi sedela pored mene.
da bi sedela pored mene.
01:15
Five years later, an unexpected silver lining.
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Pet godina kasnije,
neočekivana, sjajna vest.
neočekivana, sjajna vest.
01:18
Thanks to Chernobyl, we get asylum in the U.S.
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Zahvaljujući Černobilju
dobili smo azil u SAD.
dobili smo azil u SAD.
01:22
I am six years old, and I don't cry when we leave home
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Imam šest godina i ne plačem
kada napuštamo kuću
kada napuštamo kuću
01:26
and we come to America,
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i dolazimo u Ameriku,
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because I expect it to be a place filled with rare
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jer sam očekivala
da je tamo puno retkih
da je tamo puno retkih
01:31
and wonderful things like bananas and chocolate
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i divnih stvari kao što su
banane i čokolada
banane i čokolada
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and Bazooka bubble gum,
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i "Bazuka" žvakaće gume,
01:37
Bazooka bubble gum with the little cartoon wrappers inside,
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"Bazuka" žvaka umotana u strip,
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Bazooka that we'd get once a year in Ukraine
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"Bazuka", koju smo u Ukrajini
dobijali jednom godišnje
dobijali jednom godišnje
01:45
and we'd have to chew one piece for an entire week.
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i morali smo jedan komad
žvakati cele nedelje.
žvakati cele nedelje.
01:49
So the first day we get to New York,
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Prvog dana po dolasku u Njujork
01:50
my grandmother and I find a penny
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baka i ja nalazimo jedan peni
01:53
in the floor of the homeless shelter that my family's staying in.
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na podu skloništa za beskućnike
u kojoj je moja porodica odsela.
u kojoj je moja porodica odsela.
01:56
Only, we don't know that it's a homeless shelter.
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Samo, ne znamo da je to sklonište.
01:58
We think that it's a hotel, a hotel with lots of rats.
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Mislimo da je hotel,
hotel sa mnogo pacova.
hotel sa mnogo pacova.
02:01
So we find this penny kind of fossilized in the floor,
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Nalazimo taj peni,
kao da se skamenio u podu,
kao da se skamenio u podu,
02:06
and we think that a very wealthy man must have left it there
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i mislimo da ga je ostavio
neki veoma bogat čovek
neki veoma bogat čovek
02:09
because regular people don't just lose money.
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jer obični ljudi ne gube novac
tek tako.
tek tako.
02:11
And I hold this penny in the palm of my hand,
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Držim taj peni u šaci,
02:14
and it's sticky and rusty,
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lepljiv je i zarđao,
02:16
but it feels like I'm holding a fortune.
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ali čini mi se kao da držim bogatstvo.
02:19
I decide that I'm going to get my very own piece
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Odlučujem da kupim svoj
02:21
of Bazooka bubble gum.
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komad "Bazuka" žvake.
02:23
And in that moment, I feel like a millionaire.
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U tom trenutku se osećam kao milioner.
02:27
About a year later, I get to feel that way again
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Otprilike godinu dana kasnije
imam isti osećaj,
imam isti osećaj,
02:29
when we find a bag full of stuffed animals in the trash,
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kada nalazimo u đubretu
vreću punu igračaka
vreću punu igračaka
02:32
and suddenly I have more toys
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i iznenada ih imam više nego
02:34
than I've ever had in my whole life.
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ikada u životu.
02:37
And again, I get that feeling when we get a knock
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I opet imam isti osećaj,
kada nam neko zakuca
kada nam neko zakuca
02:39
on the door of our apartment in Brooklyn,
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na vrata našeg stana u Bruklinu
02:41
and my sister and I find a deliveryman
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i sestra i ja ugledamo
čoveka koji isporučuje
čoveka koji isporučuje
02:44
with a box of pizza that we didn't order.
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picu, koju nismo ni naručili.
02:46
So we take the pizza, our very first pizza,
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Uzimamo tu picu, prvu u životu,
02:49
and we devour slice after slice
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i gutamo parče po parče
02:52
as the deliveryman stands there and stares at us from the doorway.
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dok čovek stoji i zuri u nas sa praga.
02:56
And he tells us to pay, but we don't speak English.
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Kaže nam da platimo,
ali mi ne govorimo engleski.
ali mi ne govorimo engleski.
02:59
My mother comes out, and he asks her for money,
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Izlazi mama i on traži novac od nje,
03:01
but she doesn't have enough.
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ali mama nema dovoljno.
03:02
She walks 50 blocks to and from work every day
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Ona pešači 50 blokova
do posla i nazad svakog dana
do posla i nazad svakog dana
03:06
just to avoid spending money on bus fare.
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samo da ne troši novac za autobus.
03:08
Then our neighbor pops her head in,
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Tada komšinica proviri
03:10
and she turns red with rage when she realizes
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i pocrveni od besa kada shvati
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that those immigrants from downstairs
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da su se imigranti sa prizemlja
03:15
have somehow gotten their hands on her pizza.
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nekako dočepali njene pice.
03:19
Everyone's upset.
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Svi su ljuti.
03:21
But the pizza is delicious.
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Ali, pica je ukusna.
03:25
It doesn't hit me until years later just how little we had.
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Tek kasnije me je pogodilo to
što smo tako malo imali.
što smo tako malo imali.
03:31
On our 10 year anniversary of being in the U.S.,
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Na desetu godišnjicu boravka u SAD
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we decided to celebrate by reserving a room
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odlučili smo da proslavimo
rezervacijom sobe
rezervacijom sobe
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at the hotel that we first stayed in when we got to the U.S.
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u hotelu u kojem smo prvo odseli
kad smo stigli u SAD.
kad smo stigli u SAD.
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The man at the front desk laughs, and he says,
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Čovek za pultom se smeje i kaže:
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"You can't reserve a room here. This is a homeless shelter."
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"Ne možete rezervisati sobu ovde.
Ovo je sklonište za beskućnike."
Ovo je sklonište za beskućnike."
03:43
And we were shocked.
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Bili smo šokirani.
03:45
My husband Brian was also homeless as a kid.
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Moj suprug Brajan je, kao dete,
takođe bio beskućnik.
takođe bio beskućnik.
03:49
His family lost everything, and at age 11,
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Njegova porodica je sve izgubila
i sa 11 godina
i sa 11 godina
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he had to live in motels with his dad,
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morao je da živi u motelima
sa svojim ocem,
sa svojim ocem,
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motels that would round up all of their food
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u motelima gde su im
zadržavali svu hranu
zadržavali svu hranu
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and keep it hostage until they were able to pay the bill.
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kao garanciju dok ne bi platili račun.
04:02
And one time, when he finally got his box
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Jednom, kad su im konačno vratili
04:04
of Frosted Flakes back, it was crawling with roaches.
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kutiju sa zamrznutim pahuljicama,
u njoj su već milele bubašvabe.
u njoj su već milele bubašvabe.
04:08
But he did have one thing.
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Ali, jednu stvar je imao.
04:10
He had this shoebox that he carried with him everywhere
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Imao je kutiju za cipele
koju je nosio sa sobom
koju je nosio sa sobom
04:12
containing nine comic books,
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u kojoj je bilo devet stripova,
04:15
two G.I. Joes painted to look like Spider-Man
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dva G.I. Džo-a koji su bili ofarbani
tako da liče na Spajdermena
tako da liče na Spajdermena
04:18
and five Gobots. And this was his treasure.
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i pet Gobota.
I to je bilo njegovo blago.
I to je bilo njegovo blago.
04:21
This was his own assembly of heroes
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To je bio skup njegovih junaka
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that kept him from drugs and gangs
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koji su ga držali dalje
od droge i bandi
od droge i bandi
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and from giving up on his dreams.
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i čuvali ga da ne odustane
od svojih snova.
od svojih snova.
04:29
I'm going to tell you about one more
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Pričaću vam o još jednom
04:30
formerly homeless member of our family.
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bivšem beskućniku iz naše porodice.
04:33
This is Scarlett.
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Ovo je Skarlet.
04:34
Once upon a time, Scarlet was used as bait in dog fights.
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Nekada je Skarlet bila mamac
u borbama pasa.
u borbama pasa.
04:37
She was tied up and thrown into the ring
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Vezali su je i bacili u ring
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for other dogs to attack so they'd get more aggressive before the fight.
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da bi je drugi psi napadali,
da bi bili agresvniji pre borbe.
da bi bili agresvniji pre borbe.
04:44
And now, these days, she eats organic food
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Ovih dana ona jede organsku hranu
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and she sleeps on an orthopedic bed with her name on it,
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i spava na anatomskom krevetu
sa svojim imenom,
sa svojim imenom,
04:51
but when we pour water for her in her bowl,
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a kad sipamo vodu u njenu činiju,
04:55
she still looks up and she wags her tail in gratitude.
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još uvek pogleda gore
i maše repom u znak zahvalnosti.
i maše repom u znak zahvalnosti.
04:59
Sometimes Brian and I walk through the park with Scarlett,
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Ponekad se Brajan i ja šetamo
sa Skarlet u parku,
sa Skarlet u parku,
05:02
and she rolls through the grass,
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ona se kortlja po travi
05:05
and we just look at her
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a mi je samo pogledamo,
05:07
and then we look at each other
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pa se i sami pogledamo
05:09
and we feel gratitude.
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i osećamo zahvalnost.
05:13
We forget about all of our new middle-class frustrations
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Zaboravimo na sve frustracije
05:17
and disappointments,
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i razočarenja naše srednje klase
05:18
and we feel like millionaires.
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i osećamo se kao milioneri.
05:21
Thank you.
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Hvala.
05:22
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tania Luna - SurprisologistTania Luna co-founded Surprise Industries, a company devoted to designing surprise experiences.
Why you should listen
Tania Luna has an unusual title: she calls herself a “surprisologist.” The co-founder and CEO of Surprise Industries, Luna thinks deeply about how to delight, and how to help individuals and teams thrive in uncertain circumstances and develop the bonds needed to get through them.
When Luna was invited to take part in TED’s Worldwide Talent Search in 2012, she expected to give a talk about surprise and the importance of not being attached to outcomes. However, she was inspired to tell a more personal story -- one many of her closest friends didn’t know -- about her Ukrainian family getting asylum in the United States when she was 6-yeard-old and arriving in New York with virtually nothing. She sees her work as connected to her upbringing -- in which a piece of Bazooka bubble gum, a thrown-out toy or a mis-delivered pizza was magical -- because it gave her an appreciation for the joy of little surprises.
Tania Luna | Speaker | TED.com