![]() But also at the same time, you took a Master’s. It is very clear that working in a country, like Thailand, there is a connection to nature, which is very, very strong. MD: Sometimes some event in our life just stick us to something that we didn't expect to do. But there's a lot of little events along the way that that kind of led onto another. It's happened a lot faster than I thought. So it was more of a hobby, but then a hobby slowly changed into a job, we co-founded the Environmental Education Center. Those memories kind of stuck with me, and ever since then, I kind of knew, at the back of my head, that one day, I wanted to work with something that was related to nature. And I also went down south within those years, and we have very, very beautiful, as we know, Phi Phi Islands of Thailand, that was actually the first time I ever experienced the Andaman Sea of Thailand. ![]() And that was a very inspiring event for me. ![]() And at the time, that was like my very first memory of being in the wild, but I didn't really see it as conservation or sustainability or anything like that, because I was so young, it was more of like, being able to be outdoors, every child loves animals and seeing wild elephants seeing how the rangers work. But the show was to conserve wild elephants and be on a rescue mission for wild elephants in Thailand. And when I was like 10 years old, I managed to be a part of this small show, which was actually a pilot tape. And thankfully, someone saw me and invited me to go for a casting session, and I landed the job. So at four, we just moved from Jakarta and I wasn't in school yet. Tell us about that journey.Īlex Rendell (AR): Okay, I started acting at a very young age. I truly understand that you started your career when you were four with a toothpaste commercial. The first thing I would like to ask you: you started at a very early age. I'm very delighted to have you today as a guest. Alex also is very active in Thailand in many other areas, which are related to social development. Alex was named Goodwill Ambassador for Thailand by the UN Environmental Program (UNEP). He is a passionate advocate for the planet. He co-founded the Environmental Education Center (EEC), an organization that raises environmental awareness among kids by using nature as a classroom. He started his career at the age of four, and when not on the big or little screen, Alex aims to foster environmental conservation in kids and tackles environmental crises from the ground up. Alex was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. I'm your host Makhtar Diop, and today I have the great privilege to welcome Alex Rendell, an actor, singer, and activist in the area of environment. Makhtar Diop (MD): Hello and welcome to the podcast Creative Development with IFC. This is a podcast of the International Finance Corporation.
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