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== **Janis Sniedze** When people arrive in Vecpiebalga in the summer they turn attention to Vecpiebalga ponds. You will ask why? The reason is the beautiful waterlilies. There are 16 sorts of warerlilies in the ponds. These waterlilies are in many colours: white, yellow, pink, orange, red. Almost every day in the summer cars and tourist buses stop there. People not only look at the waterlielies but also feed fish from hand. As soon as you put your in the water a big shoal of fish come around it. Fish pleasanty tickle your hand looking for a piece of bread. It pleases people of all ages. It is all Janis Sniedze`s job. Janis Sniedze was man a who, because of the waterlielies, was known and admirated by many people. He was man a who was highly appreciated by many experienced floriculturists. These flowers was " waterlielies` Janis" hobby. This grey, generous man gave waterlielies to everyone who asked for them. He didn`t take any money for them. He tamed the fish, he tought the ordinaly pond fish not to be afraid of people. Janis` dream was to create the flag of Latvia from waterlielies in the pond. But he didn`t have time to realize it. He died of heart attack two years ago.

My expectations for 2010

This year will be special for me. Firstly my sister is expecting her baby so in February I will become an aunt.I find overwhelming joy in it. It will be a really wonderful event in our family. Secondly, this is my last year in secondary school. Soon I will go to university. I have already decided about my future profession. The university where I am going to study is 200 km far from my house. It will be a chance to start to live on my own,unaided. Thirdly,in July I and my cousin are planning to go to Scotland to visit her brother. I think it will be very exciting because I have never been so far from Latvia. Fourthly I like literature very much. This year I will try to start writing my first book. This book will be about young people who are forced to act against their own will. And one more thing. In December I am going to have a huge celebration of my 20th birthday. Which I want to be an unforgettable event. I hope that 2010 year will be successful, happy and various.