Victoria+H.

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

What realy makes up my identity is my friends and family. They are always there there for me and have been my support for as long as i can remeber. Since i move every four years, there love and support is what keeps me going. With out them there for me i dont think that i would be as outgoing as i am now.
 * What __really__ makes up your identity?


 * What __really__ makes up your sense of place?

My sense of place is the road. I love to travel and since my parents are both in the military, we move every four years. This has allowed me to travel all over the and experiance new cultures and people. As well as let me relize that i am morehappy traveling than staying in one place for to long.


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

I woud say that my life experiances and family and friends have allowed me to bring a new outlook on certain subjects to a new group of students i work with. They may think only one way based on the way they were raised, while i can think in multiple ways due to the influence of multiple cultures i have seen. Also this allows me to be able to help themin anything they need.


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

I really dont know what i can bring to the glip project, but i do know that i am ready to learn anything it has to teach me. I think that i would be able to bring a hard workers skills to the group, plus i like puzzles so i would be good at problem solving.


 * 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?

A local problem i would say that is in hawaii would have to be bullying. The school i go to has a few fights a week. Even though the security is there to step in and fix everything, the fights stil happen.


 * 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?

I think that the person must have a passion for the subject they are trying to change. As well as actually know a bit about the subject they are trying to fix.

Phase II: Sense of Place

Upload image (s) here: This image was takenin kaneohe bay and shows all the houses and stores on shore. I love this image because u can feel the peace and serenity of the area. Imagine sitting on a little boat in the middle of the water just listening to the sounds of the island. This is a picture of china mans hat. This beach is a nice cool beach with plenty of fish and crabs to enjoy. Plus this beach is perfect to go shell picking (Spend a day looking at shells and making jewlery out of them)!

Use these questions to help you determine which picture shows someone else why your “place” is so special to you. Yes i truely believe this picture shows the beauty of kaneohe This picture just screams loving environment
 * Does a scenic picture represent the beauty you believe that your town has?
 * Does a picture of a group of people represent and show a warmth and friendliness that your town has
 * Does a statue or building convey the feeling of history that makes your place important and unique?
 * Is there a cultural event that represents the values of your home location?

We have many places here on the island that show people the culture and give lessons in dancing the native dance of hula.

Victoria, Welcome to the group! We are so happy to have you. Your experience living many places will be valuable to our group! Laura F.

Victoria: I love the images that you chose to represent your sense of place. You live in a beautiful part of our world, and the images represent that well. I was in Hawaii for two weeks last summer, and the pictures make me wish I was back there, enjoying the sun and the sand. Welcome to the group!

What are your initial thoughts about how your image addresses the questions above? Later, you will be working with the members of your group to create a travel package that includes visits to each group member's home location (see Phase II)

Phase III: Identify Local Issue:

 "I still have family still living that whole experience. They tell me that this so and so gets bullied all the time. And you know what it needs to stop," she says.

My local issue would be bullying in schools. I know they have bullying in schools all wround the world, and castle high school is no acception to it. We have many kids in this school that tend to migrate towards there own social groups, as nice as that is it can become a problem when other groups start to think of themselves as more important than others, and it doesnt help when the teahcers sometimes back them up. We have a drama class where the students who have been there longer are treated nicer by the drama teacher than any of the other students, she pics favorites and it has to stop.

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What can you do to be address the issue?

I dont know how to change them

What is the global impact of your local issue? It can send the wrong ideas to parents, and when the parents talk, it could reach other peoples ears and affect the way people decide what schools to send their kids to.

Add these thoughts to your Group's Discussion Forum on Local Issues