Scholar Honors Late Younger Classmate Hulun's Struggle and Success
A scholarship student and classmate of late travel YouTuber Hulun Solo has honored his rise from poverty to graduate from Chulalongkorn University, praising his determination never to use lack of resources as an excuse. The 27-year-old cont
Khwan Alai, a Chulalongkorn University Political Science scholarship student and older schoolmate, has paid tribute to Hulun Solo, her younger classmate, revealing that Hulun's scholarship was no simple achievement—he had to be exceptionally talented. She expressed pride in him for never using his lack of resources as an excuse to stop striving to improve his life.
Hulun Solo, a 27-year-old Thai travel YouTuber, passed away after rising from poverty to graduate from Chulalongkorn University's Political Science program and become a prominent social media content creator.
Khwan, also a scholarship student and senior in Political Science at Chulalongkorn, posted a tribute to Hulun. Many who knew or followed Hulun's story have expressed their condolences on social media. Among them is Khwan Pimpapson Thiamseewat, daughter of Tasanawan Seneewong Na Ayutthaya and Sorappong Chatri, who shared a photo of Hulun with a heartfelt message:
"Hulun was a younger schoolmate in Political Science at Chulalongkorn who reminds me of my political science friends who came from the provinces to study in the dormitory, but were incredibly talented and determined. They made even Bangkok kids like me feel ashamed. That was Hulun.
We were both scholarship students, but Hulun's scholarship wasn't something anyone could easily obtain. He had to be exceptionally talented," she wrote.
"Hulun had a deep bond with his grandmother, just like I do with mine. My grandmother dresses like that, fights through life like that, gardens like that. You can see how much grandmother and grandchild loved each other. Your grandmother should be incredibly proud of herself and of Hulun—that he never used the excuse of lacking resources to stop striving to improve his life, even though doing so would have been far easier and more comfortable."
Khwan concluded her tribute by thanking Hulun for using his entire life as inspiration for many. "People naturally aspire to goodness. No matter how difficult their circumstances, they will find a way to do good. May Hulun find eternal peace. Thank you for using your whole life as a beautiful inspiration for so many, in a way that was dignified and truly admirable." Entertainment figures and netizens alike have joined in expressing their condolences.
The Thai Embassy in Turkey revealed that Hulun Solo's assets remain intact following his death in Tbilisi, Georgia. A Georgian news agency reported finding his body in a hotel room in the capital.
