Vivianna Lin ＼ Influence & Inspiration

Influence & Inspiration
Vivianna’s parents have been giving full support to their duaghter’s decision of being a volunteer. In 2016, Vivianna worked first time as a volunteer in Cambodia. From this experience, she got acquainted with a bunch of passionate volunteers. With the same goal, they agreed to be volunteers together in Eswatini in July, 2016. While working in Eswatini, Vivianna met a volunteer group leader, Song, Min-Hua, who now works in World Vision International. She has a crucial influence on Vivianna’s future career. She makes her realize the gift of time is often more valuable to the receiver and more satisfying for the giver than the gift of money. People don’t all have the same amount of money, but we all do have time on our hands and can give some of this time to help others. She encourages Vivianna to walk out of her comfort zone and try something new and meaningful. Therefore, Vivianna starts to write funding proposals and tries to fulfill her dreams of helping people.
Another person who also inspires Vivianna most is Gigi Wu, known as a bikini climber. Gigi is famous on social media for summiting some of the most menacing mountains in Taiwan and, more pointedly, for posing at the end of each climb wearing only a bikini, the pics of which populated her Facebook page. Sadly, Wu died from injuries sustained from a fall in Nantou County. Vivianna sees Gigi Wu as a brave role model for she fearlessly stepped out of her comfort zone and chose her own way to share the beauty of mountains in Taiwan even some people despised her bikini pictures at the peak.