Life’s a story that we all share.

Sometimes it’s easy to view our lives as normal, average, boring even though there are stories happening to us every day. Life is a story, one that can be shared with others that connect us and bring people together. The stories we are the glue that hold us together and the connections that we make are because of the stories we notice and share. Oliver is the oldest of four children and a junior at Valencia High School. He is a varsity runner on the cross country and track teams, an IB diploma candidate, and a co-founder of the book club. Oliver was also featured in VHS’s two most recent drama productions for multi-night performances. His love of public speaking comes from a podcast he started during quarantine and years of telling scary stories while camping. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx