Nguyen Anh Thy (Anna, born in 2005) is the only Vietnamese person participating in The Amazing Race Finland and contributed to bringing this game show to film in her hometown of Ho Chi Minh City.
Anna Anh Thy and Finnish billionaire Peter Vesterbacka - Chairman of the Finest Future education organization joined the program and formed the Red Team. On October 22, the Red Team will attend the premiere of Amazing Race Suomi in Ho Chi Minh City. This is the first broadcast of Finland in the adventure game show Amazing Race.
The premiere event, open to all audiences, took place at the New World Hotel (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. This is also the location where the Amazing Race crew chose to stay during filming in July.
The game follows teams of two as they race around the world to complete physically and mentally demanding challenges, with a total prize of 30,000 euros for the winner.
Anna Anh Thy (18 years old) - the only Vietnamese member participating in the Amazing Race Finland. Photo: Character provided
Anh Thy is a former student of Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted (HCMC). Not only was she active in Vietnam, when she came to study in Finland, the female student sought out and grasped many ways to develop herself and accumulated experiences that few international students have, including the opportunity to participate in the Amazing Race.
I started studying abroad in Finland in 2021, right after finishing grade 10 in Vietnam. Anh Thy registered for Finest Future's global student connection program to study high school for free in this country and completed the B1 level Finnish exam.
Before going to another country to study, Anh Thy had a record of studying and working with many achievements such as First Prize for Excellent Student at the City Level in Literature in Grade 9; First and Second Prizes for Science and Technology at the school level for two consecutive years; Third Prize for Excellent Star in Charge at the district level; Gold Medal for Basketball at the city level in 2017-2018...
Arriving in Finland, Anh Thy continued to become an excellent student of Mäntän Lukio High School; Head of the representative group of the European Youth Parliament (EYP); Head of the organizing committee of the EYP Finland regional conference in Tampere City; Head of the volunteer group of the global startup event SLUSH 2022... The international student born in 2005 also won first prize in the Moves Like Summeri dance competition of Finnish television station YLE in 2022.
The female student shared that her family had guided and equipped her with soft skills since she was young to prepare for studying abroad. However, when she arrived in a new country, Anh Thy still experienced a big culture shock. The young girl is an extrovert and open-minded person, which is in contrast to the majority of the place where she is. Therefore, she was skeptical and had difficulty integrating.
"I called Ms. Bambi Dang - CEO of Finest Future and asked for advice because she has a similar personality and experience as me. From there, I had a better perspective and solution," Anh Thy recounted.
Bambi Dang - CEO and co-founder of Finest Future, an organization that connects global students to study abroad in Finland. Photo: Character provided
Anh Thy shared that recently, she made the mistake of blaming the unfriendly environment, the unfriendly people, and the inappropriate culture here. Then, she realized that the core problem was that she herself had to change the way she interacted and welcomed them because she was the one who entered this environment.
Since then, Anh Thy has changed her way of thinking, becoming more proactive in accepting and respecting cultural differences. She still maintains her own values as a Vietnamese girl, not conforming to Finnish standards but still creating a balance to develop herself better.
"We can proactively change our mindset with the motto 'why do I come here, what do I want here and do it. Because I want to develop here, experience the culture, so instead of looking for an easy-to-communicate Vietnamese person, I make friends with the locals, learn about and love that person", Anh Thy shared more.
In addition, the female student born in 2005 often participates in multi-disciplinary events with Peter Vesterbacka and Bambi Dang to expand her network of relationships and develop her startup goals.
The trio Bambi, Anna and Peter (from left) when Anna won the dance competition "Moves Like Sumeri" on Finnish television YLE. Photo: Character provided
Before the experience at Amazing Race 2023, in 2022, Anh Thy was introduced to the major global startup event founded by Peter - SLUSH. She came, met and had many useful relationships for her future work, accumulated knowledge, startup experience, creative inspiration, and opened up many ideas for her own projects.
"Anyone can look for suitable opportunities, not necessarily starting a business. If you like playing sports, you can join clubs. That way, we can also gain new experiences and friends," Anh Thy affirmed.
These are also things that Vietnamese girls learn from Finnish education. Schools here emphasize fairness and autonomy. Students in different cities receive the same quality of education, are allowed to choose their own subjects, are not given much homework, and are not required to take an entire course in a subject they do not like.
However, to achieve the best learning results, students need to be more conscious of completing their assignments. According to Anh Thy, this is the way education in Finland trains young people to be responsible for their lives.
At the upcoming Amazing Race premiere in Ho Chi Minh City, Anna Anh Thy will share more about her study abroad journey, opportunities, and the value of Finnish education, in addition to her experiences on the Amazing Race program. The program will also feature her teammates Peter Vesterbacka and Bambi Dang, who have accompanied her throughout her studies and personal development in this country.
Bambi Dang was born into a poor family in Nghe An. She almost dropped out of school due to her family's circumstances. After much effort and determination to pursue her passion, she found a way to study abroad in Finland and successfully built a career, helping many young people around the world, including Vietnam, access quality education in Finland.
Mr. Peter Vesterbacka is a Finnish billionaire, co-founder of the famous game Angry Birds. He is also a famous startup expert in this country.
Nhat Le - Thy An
Finest Future Company (Finland) has a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, founded by Bambi Dang and Mr. Peter Vesterbacka.
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