Appendix D ========== Responses to KIDS-91 -------------------- Responses to the KIDS-91 project received by January 18, 1991, have been received from the following parts of the world: EUROPE: Finland: Herttoniemi School (Helsinki) Latvia: English Grammar School (Riga), Riga, Livani, Sigulda, Madona, Liepaja. Soviet Union: Moscow Spain: Madrid. United Kingdom: London, Norway: Oslo, Saltrd, Valdery, Bergen Czechoslovakia: Prague, Kladno MIDDLE EAST: Israel: Kibbutz Ramat Yochanan NORTH AMERICA: Canada: Fenwick (Ontario), Kelowna (B.C.), Lismore, U.S.A.: Seabury Hall School (Maui, Hawaii), Mt. Vernon (New York), Seattle, Paterson (NJ), Bloomington, North Brunswick, Mount Vernon, Safety Harbour, Tallahassee, Boloxi (Missisippi) SOUTH AMERICA: Brasil: Rio de Janeiro, Mercs (Curitiba) Argentina: Buenos Aires AUSTRALIA: Byron Bay, Kentucky, O'Connor Catholic High School (Armidale), Uralla (N.S.W.), INDIA: Maharashtra JAPAN: Asahi-cyo elementary school, TOKYO, Sugou elementary school, Hyougo prefecture (near Osaka). Sample responses ================ Question #1: Who Am I? -------------------------- Say a little about yourself. What is your name? How old are you? What are some of your interests, your hobbies, your concerns? What else do you want others to know about yourself? Krystal Belchior, Canada: Hello, I'm 14 and I like N.K.O.T.B and teddies. I live in Fenwick Ontario. With a horse, hammie (hamster) Tons of cats (do you want one?? :) ), chickens, dogs, and a budgie. I hope some one else will get on here so I'm not the only one (kid) here!! :) Astrid Anna Elise Helgesen, Norway: My name is Astrid Anna Elise Helgesen and I am 13 years old. In August I'll go to the Ila Skole in Oslo, the 7c class. I like to dance (not waltz or Norwegian folk dance), to draw, to read and to bother my little sister. I have a strong temparament. My father is dead, but my mom is still living, and I've got a little sister at 3 years. Zoe Dickinson, U.S.A.: HELLO, HOI, HOLA, CON TA BAI! My name is Zoe Dickinson. I am almost 14 and have just moved from Amsterdam to Seattle. I am really excited about this project, because I can speak to everybody in the world. If there is someone who speaks Dutch, Spanish, or Papiamento I would be glad to hear from them. I am looking for *keypals* from Holland, Spain or the Antilles. My address on CompuServe is 76702,637 attention Khatman or on NWI on Infonet, Khatman. Alberto Blanco, Spain: My name is Alberto Blanco, I'm 14 years old, I like play basketball, football and lisen music. I go to the Instituto de Bachillerato Principe Felipe, Madrid, Spain. Cezar de Faria Lemos, Brasil: My name is Cezar and I'm thirteen years old. I'm a boy and I like to watch TV, collect stamps and banknotes, to travel to new places and especially to Rio de Janeiro, to throw parties, etc... My address is: Cezar de Faria Lemos, Rua Romano Bertagnoli, 22, Mercs, Curitiba - PR, 80430 Brasil. (Responses in Portuguese came by mail from Brasil to Mary Lou Rebelo in Japan. She translated them into English and posted them in the "KIDS91" conference on TWICS, Tokyo. Odd de Presno downloaded them from Tokyo and sent them to the final destination, the "KIDS91" conference on SciNet in Canada.) Remo Meri, Latvia: I am from Riga, Lativa. My name is Remo Meri. I am 13 years old. I am in class 8a. My hobbies are model car collection and mark collection. I like to draw, too. Question #2: What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up? ------------------------------------------------- Share your vision of what you want to be when you grow up in terms of work, education, and in general. Krystal Belchior: Talk about a tough question!! If you want to know the honest truth I have absolutly no idea what I want to be but I just take tons of differn't courses and wait and see!! :) Astrid Anna Elise Helgesen: I want a job in which I can travel a lot, maybe as a historian or researcher or advisor. But I also want to do what I can to protect the environment, so I'm also thinking about possibly becoming a natural scientist. I would like to have kids also, but I'd rather adopt one. Zoe Dickinson: When I grow up, I hope to work in hotel management. I think this would be fun and interesting and because I like to travel. I got interested in hotel management from my cousin. She likes working in hotels. Alberto Blanco: I don't know, I want one job in which, I don't stay boring and I will can get a lot money. Cezar de Faria Lemos: When I grow up I want to be a [graphic] designer, because I like to draw ever since I was little boy and because my mother is an Art Director and always like seeing me drawing. Remo Meri: When I grow up I want to be a designer, who draw designs for cars and ships. Question #3: How Do You Want The World To Be Better When You Grow Up? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How would you like to improve the way we treat each other and the environment we share? Krystal Belchior: I want the world to be better by: More tress and land, less building, more people recycleing, no, no more wars, no more drugs, a cure for aids and no more pollution! Astrid Anna Elise Helgesen: I want the world to be cleaner, and that we respect other people for what they are, and not for what they look like. If we enhance the trains, the subway, and the buses, and other means for collective transportation, then we could let the car stay home more. This will help the environment, and be good for the land and the water since we will consume less gazoline. We will have to do something about the factories as well, and stop cutting down the trees. Zoe Dickinson: I would like my kids [if I ever have them] to grow up in a peacefull world. I think it is rediculous how the people treat each other. I think everybody should treat each other the same even if they're rich or not. Here in Seattle we have a lot of homeless people that bothers me a lot. Alberto Blanco: I want the world, with the countries cleaner, the alcohol and drugs are prohibition, the men don't killer the animals. Cezar de Faria Lemos: I would like if the world will be a beautiful place to live and if people don't make wars and the world will be a pacific place. I also would like if the technology is not used to destroy the animals and plants. Remo Meri: I want Latvia to be free and ecology clean. I want all world to be ecology clean. We cannot swim in our rivers and the Baltic sea because rivers and our sea are very dirty. I want to see Baltic sea clean. I want to see Latvia nuclear free. Question #4: What Can I Do Now To Make This Happen? --------------------------------------------------- What steps can you take now to realize your personal goals and your vision of the world? Krystal Belchior: I can recycle paper,pop cans and plastic. Pick up garbage instead of throwing it on the ground and try not to waste water. Astrid Anna Elise Helgesen: I can help give paper to recirculation agencies, help collect money to places in need, and buy recirculated paper. Cezar de Faria Lemos: I can study and learn what was wrong in the past and try not to repeat the same wrong doings in the future for the world has to advance and not to go backwards. Remo Meri: I must learn hard and then I shall be clever and can help to solve ecology problem.