Lili from China : "My parents told me : 'Don't be a sheep' "

Lili grew up in the southernmost region of China, in a neighbourhood where there were strong community connections.Her parents were perhaps not typical for Chinese parents in that they were not focused on grades, but more than Lili was doing what made her happy and they encouraged her to beat her own path.This perhaps contributed to her decision to go to Australia to study after she finished school. She studied Psychology, and after she graduated she returned to her hometown with the idea to start a counselling service. The time wasn't quite right yet for such an enterprise, but while back in China she met her future Australian husband. They would eventually come down to the Huon Valley to pursue their dream to live a more green lifestyle and grow their own vegetables. Lilli's first job was at MONA, but after some time she decided to do further studies in the field of social work, and she now works within the area of mental health and counselling.