Gloria's response to my recommendation of her.

Dear Bridget, thank you so much for saying these words! It was the first time I stayed so close with a facilitator. You probably can't understand, but I usually take the friendship slowly, especially foreigners. But the night we spent on your medical insurance is the time I realized that you're the same like me, who has weak time and needs help. Before that night, I thought you were so powerful and independent. It seemed that you could do everything to help us. Then that night, I realized I could be a good helper, too. So I kept staying at that night, though you'd asked me to leave for several times. I was glad Selia stayed with us too. She is excellent and wonderful.

I still remembered how embarrassing I felt when I sent you the turtles on the morning you left. Carina and I just felt we had enough time to find a Chinese style present, but time just went too fast. Then that night I was sitting in front of my desk when I saw the big turtle and the baby turtle that I put beside my pencil box. Did they just look like you and me, a senior and a learner? You're helping me grow. But how can I explain that in front of so many people? How can you understand that figurative meaning? So I just kept silent and embarrassing.

Yesterday I went to Shaolin Temple that we'd planned to go together. I bought a blessing bracelet for you and Robert. Now I know that both of you are serious about being my mentor. I'm so ashamed that I subjectively believed that you were too busy, just kind of kidding me. From now on, I'll get you drowned by questions! Are you ready? LOL~

Love you!

Gloria

On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:23 AM, Bridget E. Kelly, DEd via LinkedIn <member@linkedin.com> wrote:

LinkedIn Recommendations Bridget E. Kelly, DEd has endorsed your work as at . Dear Gloria, I've written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users. Details of the Recommendation: "It is my pleasure to write this recommendation for Gloria, a student of mine at the World Academy for the Future of Women (WAFW). Membership to this Academy program is in addition to Gloria’s full load of academic courses at Sias University. Requiring an additional 8 to 10 hours of her time each week, the WAFW advances and accelerates women leadership worldwide. Every member in the Academy is involved in improving the world by bringing the UN Millennium goals to fruition. Every woman is required to develop, initiate and implement a leadership/service project. I served as Gloria’s facilitator and mentor as she worked in developing her service project. Gloria is studying to be an English teacher. And I think she will be an excellent teacher. She has all the right qualities. She is kind, gentle and patient. She is studious and does whatever it takes to get her school done and to get her work done well. And in spite of all of this academic commitment, she makes time for her additionally responsibilities with the World Academy for the Future of Women. She did not miss a single class during the entire time we worked together. She was an eager and thoughtful participant. She watched my every move and did everything she could to anticipant my every need and she initiated solutions to so many situations that I encountered due to cultural differences. I think I was most impressed with Gloria during one of our regularly scheduled Open Forums in Kennedy Hall. I was co-facilitating a lecture on depression with the director of the Prevention Center. And I had said that students could ask questions in Chinese rather than English because the discussion was so important. The first question was asked and I stood on stage alone, thinking I would not be able to aid in answering this question. Then I felt Gloria lean against me. She whispered and interpreted every question simultaneously with the student. That was so impressive to me. It was just a relief that I remember I just sort of physically leaned on her. And I continued to lean on her for the rest of my time at Sias University. I have a great deal of respect for Gloria."