My Dreams

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My Dreams

• LIBR 500 Foundations of Information Technology
• Instructor Dr. Susie Stephenson

By Heather Cai School of Library, Archival and
Information Studies University of British
Columbia hcai01_at_interchange.ubc.ca 30 September
2004
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The Origin of My Dreams

• I was born in Fujian, China. My hometown is a
  small city in southeast of China.

I miss its warm winter and delicious seafood.
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Sweet Dreams

• Yes!
• This little ugly ducking was me.
• Not sure if I had any
• dreams at that time.
• Perhaps
• toys and candies!

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Three Dreams

• I was born in a big family with four brothers and
  one sister. My first dream was to have my own
  room.
• I became a grade student. My second dream was to
  be as knowledgeable as a school teacher.
• I studied geography in a middle school. My third
  dream was to travel around the world.

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Dream of Education

• As I learned more, I had more to learn. My forth
  dream was to obtain a higher education.

• It was also my parents dream. They have never
  got a chance to complete their secondary
  education.

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Dream of Education
Click on me!

• I completed my
• undergraduate studies in
• Fuzhou University in
• China.
• I received my Bachelors
• Degree in Electrical
• Engineering.

The Administrative Building of Fuzhong
University Photo source http//www.fzu.edu.cn/fz
uimage/xz1.jpg
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Dream of Professional
Since I graduated, I have worked in the following
areas

• Engineering Regional Power Industry Bureau
• Zhejiang, China
• Research Research Center for Eco-Environmental
  Studies
• Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Beijing, China
• Research Center for Chinese Studies
• University of Michigan
• Michigan, USA
• Library Peking University Library
• Beijing, China
• Publishing OReilly Associate, Inc.
• China Branch
• Beijing, China

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Canada - Land of Dreams

• Landed in Toronto in 2001.
• Worked as a computer sales person for two years
• Wondered where would be my destination in the
  land of dreams?

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Going Back to School

• My dreams led me here!

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Dream of a Career
Library setting
Areas

• First choice
• Academic Library
• Second choice
• Academic library
• Last choice
• Academic library

• e - Resources
• Web services
• Digital library

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Dream of Happiness
Home, sweet home!

• I have a small family,
• my husband, our son and myself.
• Like me, they both are too shy to be seen,
• but they are here to say hi to you.
• We play our favorite card games
• when we are not too busy.
• We tell jokes, go out for dinners,
• and watch movies

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Dream of Friendship

• I speak a dialect to friends from my hometown
• Mandarin to friends from other places of China
• English to friends from other country.

Post card received from a friend, 30 September
2004
Friends are forever
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Dream of Traveling
Countries stayed or visited

• Germany 1991-1992
• United States 1993-1995, 1999, 2000
• Malaysia 1997
• Thailand 2000
• Canada 2001 -

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Dream of Joys
I

• Hobbies
• Music
• Traveling
• Photographing
• Cooking
• Badminton
• Ping-Pong
• Card games

Love
Nature
Photos by Heather Cai Summer 2004
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What Am I Dreaming?

• Visiting as many places in the world as possible

• Owning a house with a small garden

• Becoming a knowledgeable librarian

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• The End