Liya Dong: Opportunities Come for Those Who Are Prepared

    董丽亚:机会只给有准备的人

    The first time I saw Dong Liya was at a convention hosted by the British Culture Council. Dong was there to accept the Chevening Scholarship, as well as the East Anglia University Scholarship.She exuded elegance and amicability as she took the stage to receive her awards.

    28-year-old Dong Liya is the chief project supervisor at the Handa Kangfu Association in Guangdong Province. She was born to a poor family and began working when she was 18. She never formally studied at a University, never got to experience the college life. It seemed that hers was an unfulfilled destiny decided by fate. In reality, the truth was just waiting to surface: opportunities come for those who are prepared. ......