In search of meaning, looking for new experiences, moving to new place, having fun, learning new languages led Chinese born Melody Song, co founder of Do Good Here to Canada and then to Berlin, Germany. Her mum, a translator for cultural ministries took her to ballet as a child which gave her access to ballet shows. She lived in Canada for 20 years, 15 of those years she served as a fundraiser at Alberta ballet. To Melody names matter 'You're given a name for a reason. Learning how to pronounce someone's name correctly I think is the first step of empathy, - the act of trying to understand and connect with someone can start here. Our names have interesting stories and unique meanings' she told TesseLeads.
Providing meaning and purpose has become paramount for Melody who finds she cannot live without purpose. She worked for an oil and gas company but found that was not rewarding enough. Her fun job was working for a zoo as a fundraiser, where she felt she had made a difference in preserving wildlife that were extinct in Canada for 75 years. When the conservation director said she had 'helped wildlife today and helped to make the world better' she knew she was in her ideal job.
