Sabine can explain, because she's really good at. We’re also going to be starting a bookstagram. In addition to book drives, I was also able to have more initiatives, like writing workshops and a digital magazine. We collected 1,000 books for a primary school in Ghana. The biggest project we did, and the first project Sabine and I worked on together, was the African Library Project. How has Book the Future changed or expanded since Sabine joined?Īndrea: In 2018, the book drives were much smaller scale, at most 200 books per drive, but now I've been able to expand them. Even just reading a fiction novel where the characters act that way, it really makes a big difference in how you act later on in life.īeck: You’re now co-leaders of the organization. Reading books helped me see how people could healthily express their emotions people who didn't have access to books from a young age have that. I realized that weren't able to express their emotions, because they had never seen someone else express their emotions in a healthy way. But I also went to a public school in Dallas where people didn't expect to put a lot of effort into school. Here in Washington, people expect that they're going to try to get into a really nice college. And if you're ever just sitting by yourself, if you have a book, it makes everything easier. It was easier for me to read because you can take books with you anywhere. Sabine: Growing up, I moved houses maybe twice a year I've moved around 14 times. When Sabine reached out, I was really excited because she first introduced herself by talking about her passion for books and for literacy. Sabine: I like to read contemporary fiction, but I also really like young-adult literature, so Andrea and I were able to bond over that.Īndrea: When I appeared in the local newspaper, a lot of people at our school reached out to me, but I wasn't as keen on partnering with them, because I could tell that they weren't so much passionate about literacy as they were about doing something. Also, it was really fun to meet someone else who was interested in reading, and who has read similar things.īeck: Were there certain books that you bonded over?Īndrea: Harry Potter, obviously, and also a lot of young-adult fantasy novels, like The Infernal Devices. I could tell that Andrea is the kind of person who puts energy into things not just because she has to do them, but because she wants to do them well. I was really excited because this wasn't one of those projects. At our school, there are a lot of people who end up feeling less passionate about whatever work they're doing because they're just doing it for a college application, or because someone else told them to. Sabine: Andrea was so energetic about the work she was doing. After you met her, what drew you to Andrea herself? And Andrea, what drew you to Sabine? At first I was intimidated to reach out, but I found her on Instagram and sent her a message.īeck: So you were first drawn to the work that Andrea was doing. To know that there were people in my school doing things that I had dreamed about doing was really crazy to me. When I read the article, I thought, This is really interesting. I was really conflicted about how to go about making any sort of difference. But when we talked to more people, we realized you have to be an official organization, you have to have a lot of different forms of verification. We both had an excess of books and we wanted to donate them. Around this time, I had just finished trying to create a similar project with one of my friends. They found an article that was published in it. Sabine Wood: My parents read this local newspaper, the Bellevue Reporter. Luckily, they were really excited to get books. I reached out to several local organizations who I thought might be in need of books, such as the Seattle Children's Hospital, schools for kids with special needs, and refugee shelters. Sabine Wood (left) and Andrea Liao (right) collecting books for their African Library Project.
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