Criss Cross- Here I feel well - by Victoria Trefilova from Russia

My favourite place… Unfortunetly this is the place where I`ve never been.
That place is Las-Vegas city. This is a fantastic city with its tall, shining buildings, casinos and fabulous streets. Las-Vegas is a never-sleeping city. So, it is really for my temper.
I wish to visit it once. There is a lot of places I`d like to visit someday. Las-Vegas, Tokyo, Niagara, London, Cuba… It would be too long to list all of them.
Dreams, dreams… There`s a lot of places I`d like to visit, as you see. There`s also a lot of things I`d like to do. I wish to open my own shelter for animals. I dream about it since I was 5 years old. I guess, because life of animals really worries me.
To help somebody to survive… Isn`t it happiness? For me it is. But people can`t dream only about somebody`s good destiny. We all dream about our own happiness. But if somebody dreams about new Ferrari, somebody else dreams about a plate of soup… It`s sad, isn`t it? I can definitely say, that I am a happy person. I`ve got clothes to wear, food to eat. I`ve got people I love. People, who love me. That`s enough to feel happy.
There`re a lot of people, who have got almost everything, but don`t appreciate it, and want more and more. This is not a crime. We all want to make our life better and better. We always make plans for the future. So do I. For example in future I plan to finish the school, go to college, and after open my own travel company. Well, we`ll see…

Victoria Trefilova, St. Petersburg, Russia

Criss Cross- Here I feel well - by Kate from Russia

Hi, my name is Kate. I’m 15 years old. I’m from Saint-Petersburg, Russia.
My favorite place is Palma de Mallorca. It’s an island in Spain. I love Mallorca because of white sandy beaches, warm Mediterranean Sea and soft climate. On Mallorca I can relax and have a rest from all. Anyway for me it’s really a cool place..
My biggest wish…Certainly I have a biggest wish. I’ve got many desires: I want that my family and friends will happy and healthy, I want to study well… But as we all know the BIGGEST WISHES cannot be told, otherwise they won’t come true… :)
What worries me? Probably I have some things worrying me, but I don’t consider it is necessary to tell about all this. Just I can say that study worries me at the moment.
What will I do in ten years? Hm, I don’t know exactly the answer to this question. Currently I should study well because my future depends from it.
At last I want to argue about happiness. What’s happiness for me? How would I describe it? Of course my happiness is well-being ofvmy darling people (I mean family, friends).I’m happy that I can eat good food, drink pure water… My friends also make me happy, they help and support me. And I really need them so much. I love them. But honestly I consider that I’m a not a happy person, though it could sound strange. I definitely have reasons to consider so.
But no. I don’t want to complain of my «unhappy» life. I love my life. Maybe even too much. God gives us life only once. And I think we should live it adequately whatever we are happy or not. «There is no happy life there are only happy days».

Criss Cross- Here I feel well - by Louisa Pugavyeva from Russia

CRISS CROSS-Here I feel well
Hi! My name is Louise! I am 16 years old. I live in Russia, in the beautiful city of St. Petersburg.
I am keen on swimming and playing the drums. I like the streets of St. Petersburg ... Each of them is like a new world.. They’re all seemingly identical, but in fact very different ...
In the future I want to open my veterinarian shelter, that would help the homeless and needy animals ... This problem worries me since my childhood ...
As for me happiness, I think that for me is enough what I have: good and faithful friends, family, pets, and it makes me happy))))
I do not know what will happen to me in 10 years, but I hope that everything will be fine and I'll do what I want ...)))
Louisa Pugavyeva from Russia

Criss Cross- Here I feel well - by Margaret Miroshnichenko from Russia

Criss Cross – Here I fell well

My favourite place is Pushkin city, because there is wonderful architecture and beautiful nature. It`s near my native city Saint-Petersburg. There is a very beautiful Catherine`s Garden in Pushkin. A lot of people like walking there.
I want love and health to my relatives. I want money. I know, it isn`t happiness, but they have a soothing effect. Money can help to decide anything problems.
My study is worries me. There is soon the end of the trim in my school. I want to receive high marks. I don`t want to upset my farther.

Happiness for me is relatives` and friends` smile on the face. When they are happy, but happiness is a temporary state.

What will I do in ten years? I will reach new goals. I hope that I will live in a big house, have a good job. Do I want my own happy family? No. I think, it will be too early.




Margaret Miroshnichenko, 15
Russia/Saint-Petersburg

Criss Cross- Here I feel well - by Dasha Drobalova from Russia

Hi. My name is Dasha. I'm 15 years old and I am from Russia, Saint-Petersburg.
My favorite place is my native city because it's very beautiful and in my city live people which I love.
My biggest wish. I've got many many wishes but now my education is the thing which I want to get and which worries me.
Also, my future work is worries me. I want to get interesting and prestige work in future. And it depends from my study. I should study well!
What is happiness for me? And how would I describe it? My happiness is good time-spending with my friends. When family and friends are happy it makes me happy!
I don't know precisely what will I do in 10 years. I think I have a lot of time to decide it :)