[Applause] hello everyone I would like to start off
hello everyone I would like to start off
hello everyone I would like to start off exactly where I’ve started in my life
exactly where I’ve started in my life
exactly where I’ve started in my life and that is being a 15 year old student
and that is being a 15 year old student
and that is being a 15 year old student an exchange student of the Flex program
an exchange student of the Flex program
an exchange student of the Flex program in the United States of America where I
in the United States of America where I
in the United States of America where I went to study for my sophomore year in
went to study for my sophomore year in
went to study for my sophomore year in high school there were two cue points
high school there were two cue points
high school there were two cue points that I would take out of my academic
that I would take out of my academic
that I would take out of my academic year in the United States coming from
year in the United States coming from
year in the United States coming from the background that I’ve come the first
the background that I’ve come the first
the background that I’ve come the first one is that knowledge wise book wise my
one is that knowledge wise book wise my
one is that knowledge wise book wise my teachers had taught me absolutely
teachers had taught me absolutely
teachers had taught me absolutely everything I needed to know to be
everything I needed to know to be
everything I needed to know to be prepared to live in this world
prepared to live in this world
prepared to live in this world academically we were so far ahead that
academically we were so far ahead that
academically we were so far ahead that my classmates would call me a genius
my classmates would call me a genius
my classmates would call me a genius imagine I guess only Peace Corps
imagine I guess only Peace Corps
imagine I guess only Peace Corps volunteers would understand what I’m
volunteers would understand what I’m
volunteers would understand what I’m talking about in being in tenth grade I
talking about in being in tenth grade I
talking about in being in tenth grade I would took I would take calculus as my
would took I would take calculus as my
would took I would take calculus as my math class and they were like wow you’re
math class and they were like wow you’re
math class and they were like wow you’re so genius is everyone so smart in
so genius is everyone so smart in
so genius is everyone so smart in Ukraine but the second point that no one
Ukraine but the second point that no one
Ukraine but the second point that no one really saw was that lifeWise we were not
really saw was that lifeWise we were not
really saw was that lifeWise we were not as prepared as I would thought coming
as prepared as I would thought coming
as prepared as I would thought coming from a background that we are all coming
from a background that we are all coming
from a background that we are all coming here from and that is the post Soviet
here from and that is the post Soviet
here from and that is the post Soviet Union we didn’t quite understand how to
Union we didn’t quite understand how to
Union we didn’t quite understand how to make it one how to go into an absolutely
make it one how to go into an absolutely
make it one how to go into an absolutely different environment and how to become
different environment and how to become
different environment and how to become a part of that environment we were never
a part of that environment we were never
a part of that environment we were never taught to accept the diversity of the
taught to accept the diversity of the
taught to accept the diversity of the world that was outside of ours we were
world that was outside of ours we were
world that was outside of ours we were never taught how to communicate with the
never taught how to communicate with the
never taught how to communicate with the huge diversity of people that they’re
huge diversity of people that they’re
huge diversity of people that they’re out there in the world unfortunately we
out there in the world unfortunately we
out there in the world unfortunately we were never taught to be open to accept
were never taught to be open to accept
were never taught to be open to accept to be flexible to whatever life has to
to be flexible to whatever life has to
to be flexible to whatever life has to offer for us and that is something that
offer for us and that is something that
offer for us and that is something that I had
I had
I had my own luckily I had great friends in
my own luckily I had great friends in
my own luckily I had great friends in the United States I had even greater
the United States I had even greater
the United States I had even greater teachers and there was something that
teachers and there was something that
teachers and there was something that was also very new for me when your
was also very new for me when your
was also very new for me when your teacher is a friend he is not just an
teacher is a friend he is not just an
teacher is a friend he is not just an adult who is there to control you and to
adult who is there to control you and to
adult who is there to control you and to contribute to you knowing what you have
contribute to you knowing what you have
contribute to you knowing what you have to know book wise it was a friend who
to know book wise it was a friend who
to know book wise it was a friend who would there who would be there to
would there who would be there to
would there who would be there to support you when you’re on your low when
support you when you’re on your low when
support you when you’re on your low when you have a bad mood when you broke up
you have a bad mood when you broke up
you have a bad mood when you broke up with your boyfriend or whatever so there
with your boyfriend or whatever so there
with your boyfriend or whatever so there were some very different points in life
were some very different points in life
were some very different points in life when I realized that it was very
when I realized that it was very
when I realized that it was very important to self educate yourself too
important to self educate yourself too
important to self educate yourself too as a teacher now I would say that the
as a teacher now I would say that the
as a teacher now I would say that the most important thing for our teachers is
most important thing for our teachers is
most important thing for our teachers is to teach students to learn themselves to
to teach students to learn themselves to
to teach students to learn themselves to get to know themselves and to be able to
get to know themselves and to be able to
get to know themselves and to be able to be open to all the environment that
be open to all the environment that
be open to all the environment that there is in this huge world fifteen
there is in this huge world fifteen
there is in this huge world fifteen years later Here I am the deputy of the
years later Here I am the deputy of the
years later Here I am the deputy of the Regional Council one of the youngest
Regional Council one of the youngest
Regional Council one of the youngest deputies in the Regional Council that
deputies in the Regional Council that
deputies in the Regional Council that there are I’m also the leader of the
there are I’m also the leader of the
there are I’m also the leader of the deputy fraction needless to say I am the
deputy fraction needless to say I am the
deputy fraction needless to say I am the youngest deputy in our fraction because
youngest deputy in our fraction because
youngest deputy in our fraction because general age of the deputies is around
general age of the deputies is around
general age of the deputies is around 4050 years old and when I became a
4050 years old and when I became a
4050 years old and when I became a deputy and I had it the fraction I was
deputy and I had it the fraction I was
deputy and I had it the fraction I was 28 years old and still the 11 people
28 years old and still the 11 people
28 years old and still the 11 people that there were in our political party
that there were in our political party
that there were in our political party in the fraction they chose me to be
in the fraction they chose me to be
in the fraction they chose me to be their leader communication collaboration
their leader communication collaboration
their leader communication collaboration are the key points of anything that you
are the key points of anything that you
are the key points of anything that you want to be successful absolutely
want to be successful absolutely
want to be successful absolutely anything being open to whatever
anything being open to whatever
anything being open to whatever circumstances that Life offers you being
circumstances that Life offers you being
circumstances that Life offers you being flexible enough to accept them to soak
flexible enough to accept them to soak
flexible enough to accept them to soak up the circumstances that are around you
up the circumstances that are around you
up the circumstances that are around you and to build a new reality for yourself
and to build a new reality for yourself
and to build a new reality for yourself not only for your environment which
not only for your environment which
not only for your environment which builds itself after you build it for
builds itself after you build it for
builds itself after you build it for yourself these are the key principles of
yourself these are the key principles of
yourself these are the key principles of a successful person as I see it for
a successful person as I see it for
a successful person as I see it for myself
myself
myself in politics the sphere that I’m working
in politics the sphere that I’m working
in politics the sphere that I’m working in the most important thing is probably
in the most important thing is probably
in the most important thing is probably communication being able to communicate
communication being able to communicate
communication being able to communicate your ideas your standards to the
your ideas your standards to the
your ideas your standards to the electors even made me even gain the
electors even made me even gain the
electors even made me even gain the result that I had during this elections
result that I had during this elections
result that I had during this elections being a young girl when I came over to
being a young girl when I came over to
being a young girl when I came over to talk to people during the elections they
talk to people during the elections they
talk to people during the elections they were looking at me like girl did you
were looking at me like girl did you
were looking at me like girl did you finish high school like what are you
finish high school like what are you
finish high school like what are you doing here and I’m like yes I did in
doing here and I’m like yes I did in
doing here and I’m like yes I did in University also would you vote for me
University also would you vote for me
University also would you vote for me please in that way when people see you
please in that way when people see you
please in that way when people see you being open they tried to contact you the
being open they tried to contact you the
being open they tried to contact you the same thing in the United States fifteen
same thing in the United States fifteen
same thing in the United States fifteen years ago it was one of the most
years ago it was one of the most
years ago it was one of the most horrendous experiences in my life and in
horrendous experiences in my life and in
horrendous experiences in my life and in the same hand it was one of the most
the same hand it was one of the most
the same hand it was one of the most rewarding because being able to break
rewarding because being able to break
rewarding because being able to break the walls that we all built for
the walls that we all built for
the walls that we all built for centuries probably our nation built for
centuries probably our nation built for
centuries probably our nation built for centuries and unfortunately our
centuries and unfortunately our
centuries and unfortunately our societies still built that way that we
societies still built that way that we
societies still built that way that we still build the walls will still keep
still build the walls will still keep
still build the walls will still keep them standing we still try to discipline
them standing we still try to discipline
them standing we still try to discipline everyone but not making them to thrive
everyone but not making them to thrive
everyone but not making them to thrive to grow to open to the whole world and
to grow to open to the whole world and
to grow to open to the whole world and what I’m trying to the point I’m trying
what I’m trying to the point I’m trying
what I’m trying to the point I’m trying to make today is only through this
to make today is only through this
to make today is only through this openness communication and collaboration
openness communication and collaboration
openness communication and collaboration hence the result that we all strive for
hence the result that we all strive for
hence the result that we all strive for we can make our students grow out of
we can make our students grow out of
we can make our students grow out of this box that unfortunately we and the
this box that unfortunately we and the
this box that unfortunately we and the previous generations put them into
previous generations put them into
previous generations put them into whether it’s politics whether it’s
whether it’s politics whether it’s
whether it’s politics whether it’s becoming a great student whether it’s
becoming a great student whether it’s
becoming a great student whether it’s making friends abroad whether it’s
making friends abroad whether it’s
making friends abroad whether it’s reaching result as a consensus
reaching result as a consensus
reaching result as a consensus in the political sphere in console where
in the political sphere in console where
in the political sphere in console where we also have 10 political parties for 64
we also have 10 political parties for 64
we also have 10 political parties for 64 Deputies so divide 64 by 10 and you have
Deputies so divide 64 by 10 and you have
Deputies so divide 64 by 10 and you have a whole bunch of ideas and standards and
a whole bunch of ideas and standards and
a whole bunch of ideas and standards and ideologies they have to fight constantly
ideologies they have to fight constantly
ideologies they have to fight constantly and in that circumstances being the
and in that circumstances being the
and in that circumstances being the leader of the fraction you always have
leader of the fraction you always have
leader of the fraction you always have to communicate you always have to find
to communicate you always have to find
to communicate you always have to find openness in yourself and in your
openness in yourself and in your
openness in yourself and in your partners in your colleagues finding that
partners in your colleagues finding that
partners in your colleagues finding that something in common that makes you not
something in common that makes you not
something in common that makes you not only prove your point not only with the
only prove your point not only with the
only prove your point not only with the result that you’re striving for it makes
result that you’re striving for it makes
result that you’re striving for it makes you build a connection and therefore
you build a connection and therefore
you build a connection and therefore build a future for your region for your
build a future for your region for your
build a future for your region for your school for your class and for your
school for your class and for your
school for your class and for your country so let’s try for results thank
country so let’s try for results thank
country so let’s try for results thank you
you
you [Applause]
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