At the seminar, the students of the school and the audience will hear author Nguyen Phan Que Mai share her experiences and secrets about the journey of nurturing dreams, preparing for the journey (foreign language learning skills, independence), determination to reach dreams (hunting for scholarships and job opportunities), integrating and enjoying experiences in an international environment. From her own experiences, those stories will be told by the author through the pages of her travel book.
The audience will also be able to discuss in more detail with the author and guests, including Ms. Khuc Thi Hoa Phuong - Director and Editor-in-Chief of Women's Publishing House and Mr. Graham Alliband - former Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, currently Director of the Vietnam-Australia Human Resources Development Program, about the obstacles to the journey to reach out to the world and the integration of Vietnamese people into the international environment, as well as about the Australian government's scholarship program - a scholarship that created the opportunity for author Nguyen Phan Que Mai to step out into the world many years ago.
Mr Graham Alliband will also provide the latest information on opportunities, eligibility and application experience for current Australian Government Scholarship programs as well as skills needed to prepare for studying abroad.
The MC of the program is teacher Phan Ho Diep, lecturer of the Faculty of Special Education, Hanoi National University of Education, author of many educational books for children and mother of young translator Do Nhat Nam. Phan Ho Diep is also the one who initiated many activities to support education and has influence in the community.
Nguyen Phan Que Mai is the author and translator of 16 books of poetry and prose. She has received literary awards such as: Hanoi Writers Association Poetry Award 2010, Hanoi Literature and Arts Association Award, First Prize in the "Poetry about Hanoi 2008-2010" contest... Having lived, worked and studied in many countries around the world, Nguyen Phan Que Mai is currently temporarily residing with her husband and two children in Brussels (Belgium). She is studying for a doctorate and working remotely for Lancaster University (UK).
The seminar will be held from 2:00 p.m. on August 1, 2016 at the 8th floor Hall, Building E, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 336 Nguyen Trai.
For more information, please contact:
Phone: 091.995.0698 Email:huyenanh02@yahoo.com
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CH SEAWEED SALT GRAINYEAH (Travel)
Cover of the book "Rivering Salt Grain" Title of work:Seaweed salt grainsyeah(travel)) Number of pages: 350 pages; Size: 13.5 x 20.5 cm Author: Nguyen Phan Que Mai Cover price: 92,000 VND Women's Publishing House released nationwide in August 2016.
You will see the image of an Asian girl trembling before the majestic nature of the world, cowering in fear when seeing a naked man for the first time, and excited about the opportunities to bring poetry… to foreign lands. You will meet the fates of Vietnamese people from all over the world, meet witches in Siquijor, and touch the horrors of violence and drugs in Colombia. You will travel across borders in a car, and witness strange things happen along the way. ... There will be many more interesting and exciting things when you join Nguyen Phan Que Mai in the travelogue.Salt Grain Playof this talented poet. Having lived and experienced traveling in many countries around the world, the four countries that left unforgettable impressions on Nguyen Phan Que Mai are: Australia, Colombia, Laos and the Philippines. Traveling through the famous landmarks of these four countries, the Vietnamese girl opened her eyes to stories of history, culture and the lives of the indigenous people:Forgotten Australians, Living with theDead man, Meeting a witch in Siquijor, “Go to the Philippines, be careful of being shot”, Almost died in Laos, Peace words from Colombia, Meeting a ghost in Villa de Leyava... Through many opportunities and with her own constant efforts, Nguyen Phan Que Mai has accumulated for herself knowledge, skills and wonderful experiences that not everyone is lucky enough to have. After reading this small book, you will love traveling more and sympathize more with the author's thoughts: "I started my trips with the enthusiasm and wildness of a young horse eager to glide through the majesty and wonder of the world. The more I traveled, the lower I felt, so that now I am a snail moving centimeter by centimeter on the endless ground. Very slowly, I traveled and received for myself the dust of the roads. The stories about the fate of the indigenous people are the mirrors that enlighten me, so that I know that I am just a small grain of salt, while the ocean is forever vast". In her book, Nguyen Phan Que Mai also humorously revealed that the reason she was able to travel to so many places was because she had a very large mole in the middle of her right foot. Try looking down at your feet?
Poet Nguyen Phan Que Mai Nguyen Phan Que Mai is the author and translator of 16 books of poetry and prose. She has received literary awards such as: Hanoi Writers Association Poetry Award 2010, Hanoi Literature and Arts Association Award, First Prize in the "Poetry about Hanoi 2008-2010" contest... Having lived, worked and studied in many countries around the world, Nguyen Phan Que Mai is currently temporarily residing with her husband and two children in Brussels (Belgium). She is studying for a doctorate and working remotely for Lancaster University (UK). Reading Nguyen Phan Que Mai's first travelogue (From Snow to the Sun), writer Bich Ngan once wrote, "Due to her living and working environment, Nguyen Phan Que Mai often gets to visit, work and live in many regions of many countries. Moreover, as a poet, wherever she goes and stays, the poetic soul of a poet helps her not to look at people and life with an overwhelming appearance on the outside. She quietly searches for deeper and broader dimensions." Poet Nguyen Quang Thieu once commented: "There is one thing I have realized and this is extremely important to Nguyen Phan Que Mai. That is, each of her trips to a land is not the way of a tourist nor the way of a researcher, but the way of a person who comes there to live her life to the fullest. ... She passionately recounted what she witnessed, so passionately that at times it seemed as if she and I were lost in those places, and had no hope of ever finding our way back..." |
Author:Faculty of Journalism and Communication
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