Olivia's application for next year's WAFW class

World Academy for the Future of Women Class of 2012

Name: Olivia Liu

Email: mystrivelife@163.com

Describe your skills, confidence level and perception of yourself as you started the World Academy for the Future of Women in September, 2011

The beginning ,I was a shy girl , I could not do a speech in public ,and no confidence to see the audiences’ eyes.

Now that the first year of the Academy is ending, describe your skills, confidence level, and perception of yourself now.

I did our  the Breakout session on May 20th very successfully with my group member, I speak out very loudly and made funny things with the audience so that relax the atmosphere.  I think can compete a project effectively, and I am a worm-heart gay , I can throw them away if some people come across problems . I am really responsibility for my job ,such as my project “Give Voice to Women”, Bridget really love the video ,and writed an recommendation on our website UCP-sarnet, I don’t know it before she sent it to me .

What is next for you in the short term? What are your plans to take what you have learned and to continue building leadership skills this summer?

Next , It’s high time to learn my study, and do a sum after my think out about my work in WAFW, I should be make a program . In this summer, I would like to enter a firm and do a part-time job ,but enter to a factory, I will use my eyes to watch something new which I should learn ,use my mouth to ask what I do not know, I will do more exercise make me more health. And I will continue learn English in this summer holiday. If I still have free time I will sell some little cute stuff, such as

What are your plans for continuing your leadership skills and goals next year?

Well, I would like be advanced member in WAFW, and take care of the office in there. And in there, I will be generous with my time and resources and my passion and my ideas .

What are your future plans?

Actually, I really want to work in SIAS office ,I love SIAS ~~ Plan B is working in Shenzhen , Shenzhen is a big and beautiful city , It is wonderful that I hunt for a job in there ~~

I'm So Glad

I'm So Glad

A Message from Olivia

SIAS University

Henan Province, China

Fall 2012

During the Fall 2011, Jerrie (the President of WAFW) asked people to send children's books to her.  She collected over 2000 books from the people of Arizona.  All of these piles of books sat in her garage while she tried to find a sponsor to pay for the shipping cost to send these books to Sias Univesity.  No sponsor stepped forth so Jerrie paid the $1600 shipping costs.  The books arrived last week and several of the students in the WAFW are going to take books home to their remote villages this summer.  All of the books that Jerrie collected are in English.  However, the head librarian in Henan Providence (China) was so impresed with Jerrie's efforts that she is now collecting Chinese books from the city people in Zhenghou and she plans to give these bboks to our WAFW students so that they can take these books to their remote villages as well.  These books will be the only books these children have.

Below is an email I received today from Olivia:

Dear coffee mother ,

I have a good news and want to share with you .
Do you remebre the project about give books to village , and this sarterday we will go to benyuan library in henan province and take 100 books back to SIAS, then at this holiday we will take this books back to village .
I am so glad with that .

May you happy everyday

Olivia

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If I had a Chinese daughter

Right now, there are lots of closing ceremonies going on at Sias Univesity. And several of my American friends are over there now, joining in the celebration and I am insanely jealous.  Below is an email I got from Robert who is on campus for the first time.  I told Selia that she had to serve as his personal translator.  As ususal, she has taken this request with gusto and enthusiasm.  And if Robert comes home and starts referring to Selia as his BFF, he is in trouble.

if I had a Chinese daughter

On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Robert Ford <mail@robertford.us> wrote:

> ... you know who I'd want it to be, don't you?

Thank you for introducing me to Selia, Bridget. She is such an absolute delight to be around. I already know that like you, I'm going to really miss a lot of the students when I return to the US, but Selia has already hollowed out a Selia-shaped place in my heart that I'll have with me for the rest of my life.

 In my three years with the Jefferson Awards, I was blessed to meet and get to know many wonderful young adults. I would always find myself wondering how and why they'd blossomed so early, and into such beautiful people. Listening to Selia talk about her background, hearing her love for her family and her burning desire to help others less fortunate than herself, I see an age-old wisdom in her, and a maturity so far beyond her years.

 Yesterday was a very emotional day for me. I've always been very empathic, and so the Women's Symposium had me in floods of happy tears by the end of the day. At the mother and daughter's tea party that closed the day, I felt blessed to see mothers and daughters share their stories with the Academy. It was very intimate, very moving, very special. Among them  Gloria sang with her mother, Amber gave such a heartfelt speech to her mother and Susanna and her mother's obvious devotion to each other had the whole room in tears.

As the tea party came to a close, Selia got back from her TOEFL exam, and I found myself in proud father mode, hungry to know how she'd done. I took her for dinner, and we walked and talked and walked and talked for five hours.  I think I've almost exceeded my 'blessed' quotient for this note, but I'm very happy that Selia has put down roots in my heart.

 I took lots and lots of pictures yesterday, so I'll try to get them loaded onto PIcasa and share the album with you.

> Robert

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