Tatyana+A.

Phase I: Who Am I? What's My Place?

My identity can depend on many things. Today i can be lazy and inactive, can spend my time just watching some films or reading books, but tomorrow i can become absolutely opposite person with the desire to do something interesting and with a lot of energy. There are also some constant features of my identity: kindness, patience, friendliness.
 * ** What __really__ makes up your identity? **

My place is surrounded by people who i love and who love me. And the very first place which can characterise my sense of place is the home where i grew up, a quiet place with a lot of nature around it.
 * ** What __really__ makes up your sense of place? **


 * ** What roles do your identity and sense of place play when you work with others in a group project? **

I can't stand any argues, so i think the role of peacemaker is for me. Besides i'm a rather tolerant person and it helps me to be objective.


 * ** What are the qualities that you bring to the GLIP conversation that will help you make a contribution to your global group? **

I think my curiosity could be useful in some way.


 * ** What is one local problem (where you live) that you believe needs to be addressed? Suggest some steps could you take to try to solve it? **

As for me i don't mind to become a teacher, i understood it after my practice in school. But the problem actually is in low salaries, which show the the degree of authority of this profession unfortunately is low too.


 * ** Finally, some problems have been around for a long time. What qualities do you think a person must have to step up and try to solve them? **

In order to step up and to solve the problems a person should have such qualities as determination, courage, the will to improve something, persistence and of course optimism.

Tatyana, I am so glad that you joined our GLIP! You had some great thoughts when it came to Phase I. You stated that you feel that your personality and sense of self can change but that you are a kind, patient, and a friendly person. I think that is a very interesting way of viewing your sense of self and agree that a person can change daily and over time. I like how you talked about being a peacemaker and that you are a very tolerant person....I think there are a lot of people around the world that need to take lessons from you when it comes to working together. I am interested to see your ideas are on our Phase III link because we have identified many problems across the world. Thank you for your hard work, Elizabeth - Group Leader

Phase II: Sense of Place

Let me introduce you the town Pushkinskie Gory. Its name is connected with wonderful russian poet Alexander Pushkin, whose name and works knows every child here.

But not only the name is connected with him but there are 3 reserves, which are devoted to his life.



Trigorskoye



Petrovskoye



And Mihailovskoye.

The nature of these reserves is really amazing.

Pushkin's grave is situated in Svyatogorskiy Monastery.



Svyatogorskiy Monastery.

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These places are the pride of Pushkinskie Gory.

A s you can see, p eople here are very close to nature! :)

Tatyana, Your pictures are so beautiful! I better understand your sense of place because I can look and explore your images. I think your second to last picture is amazing. Does the white building have a name? You said that "people here are very close to nature" and that is interesting because many members of this project have come up with the same ideas. If you check out our completed travel package, you can see all of the nature from each country! Overall, wonderful job!!!! Elizabeth

Thank you!! Yes, of course, this building has it's name - Svyatogorskiy Monastery. It is really beautiful. There are several buildings which are connected with this main one.



In my childhood i used to go though this gates and pass the building of the Monastery almost evert day to get to my school, so the memory about it very vivid.

Tatyana, Thank you for the additional information. I find that with each picture, I better understand your life and where you live.

Phase III: Identify Local Issue: Tatyana, I can understand how road conditions can be a major concern for you and be considered a serious problem. Your photo shows us that the road conditions in your country can cause many problems such as accidents and traffic jams. I think it is interesting how the people in your town have a bumper sticker that deals with your local issue. This means that raising awareness is something many have tried but it doesn't seem to be working. What do you think might be the next step? How can you and your friends/family get this concern to change? Great job!!! Elizabeth


 * What is your local issue?**

One of the most serious probrems is the condition of roads here in Pskov. It is enouhg to take a look at this photo to make sure in it.



It is awfully to just look at it but to drive is worse. All the pleasure from the driving of a car disappeares at once. I don't speak about the center of the city but about outskirts. There are a lot of traffic jams because of it. People are irritated while driving and as a result the number of car accidents increase.

This very issue causes a lot of discontent among the drivers of the city, and i personally belong to them. The repairing costs large amount of money, but people pay motor vehicle taxes. Drivers express their solidarity with each other with the help of such stickers: "Я плачу налоги - где дороги?" Which means "I pay taxes, so where are the roads?"
 * What can you do to be address the issue?**

The road is one of the most popular mode to get from one place to another by car, by bus, on foot; wheather it is small distance or some remote place. The roads must be kept in an exellent condition, because we are talking about our safety, about our lifes and health. Of course, there are a lot of other factors which are included in the notion "road safety", but this is very essential one.
 * What is the global impact of your local issue?**

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