I am Xu Chenghua
I have a boy named Simba
In 2014 our family traveled through 12 countries on a tricycle 3 00:00:12,079 --> 00:00:15,039 And finally arrived at the Arctic
When he was 5 years old, he wanted to see penguins
So in 2016 it took us 146 days to reach the frozen Continent of Antarctica
Our story infuriated a lot of people
They reposted and commented, the father is totally flaunting
My wife and I were both born into an average Chinese family
Making films and writing books
Earned us some money
Going to the Arctic and Antarctica cost about 900,000 yuan in total
When we were back
We were left with about 300,000 yuan
With this money we can only buy a bathroom in Shanghai
Returning from the Arctic and Antarctic, we moved to Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou
Because there is mountain and lake
We had some rest
Simba also entered the first grade of elementary school quite quickly
He was embarrassed
That he didn't know any Chinese character as he never took any bridging class
His grade was a disaster
He was like
"Daddy, why our pinyin is harder to learn than English"
He was quite adaptive though
And he soon caught up with his classmates
(In 2020) On about the fifteenth day after the outbreak of COVID19
We drove from Hangzhou
To Dali
Rent an apartment and settled down our child
Three years during the epidemic
Our child have never taken online class
Nor has he gone through quarantine
Everyday he went to school happily
But I feel really sorry
That many children in elementary school
Their thirst for knowledge have been exhausted
Watching documentary film is an important part of Simba's learning
During the summer holiday of 2020
He came up with an idea
To see the third pole in documentary
But at that time his little sister was too young
His mother had to take care of her
So for the first time
Simba and I went on a man's trip
For an 8-year-old boy
Climbing the Haba Snow Mountain with an altitude of 5396 meter
Was a serious challenge
But he has been doing such things
It's a process
He went up all the way
From 2000 meters, 3000 meters, 4000 meters, to 5000 meters
He couldn't breathe
He cried
"Daddy I miss my little sister"
"If I don't get to the top, can I still video chat with mom"
When will we get there
In about two hours
Sticking to it is worthwhile
I respect your decision
You wanna go down or up
He looked at the mountain
Up?
"Mom I'm here"
"You did great"
"We did it!"
During the trip over two months
He got to know the world better and deconstructed the world
I believe in the cliche
"The child who has seen the world is the strongest"
I encourage him to do a little bit of adventure
To cultivate his psychological endurance
To fight in the middle of waves
Thought his ship was overturned, he said to me
"Daddy, I think bravery is not being fearless"
"It's overcoming your fear and keep going"
I cried when I heard that
(changes of Simba) First, his curiosity is developed
He wants to study things
Second, he likes reading more
I keep saying that about study
Parents shouldn't be anxious
As long as the child has the thirst for knowledge
His internal drive will do the job
He would often say, my dad tricks me a lot
Actually I think it's a good thing
I made lots of mistakes along the way
It makes me think, how to be a good father
Setting goals for your child
Is not as important as setting goals for yourself 90 00:05:04,399 --> 00:05:08,279 When your child feels that his parents keep learning and growing
He'd naturally do the same
The experience of our family at the three poles
The 8 years of traveling and growing
I made it a film "To The World With You"
Won lots of international film festival awards
Foreign juries have a stereotype
That all Asians
Are nerds
When they see a child like Simba
Seeking freedom around the world
They are touched
"Men should ride the wind and waves"
I can't say it's replicable
I hope that from this true story
More families find the possibility of life and education
If your heart is filled with love
You have the world right in your backyard
"Let's enjoy a carefree life"
"Live our life to the fullest"
"Let's sing a happy song"
"In the best days of our life"