I am currently studying sculpture at the Art Academy of Latvia, my life has been basically connected with art since I was a child, I grew up in a family of tattoo artists, I quickly became very independent which gave me a sense of resilience which in turn, mixed with an excessive sense of zinginess, resulted in several years of travelling. I have lived, studied and worked in Ardeche, Lagos, Helsinki, and Dresden, all fantastic experiences that have brightened up my life.

Now I have been living in my hometown Riga for a whole year, which I love more than anything, and I am in the final year of my Bachelor's degree.
Travelling gives me inspiration that helps me to move forward in my creative expression, I love cinema more than museums, even more if it's underground culture. At the moment I'm experimenting with sound recordings, I'm collecting an archive of interesting soundscapes. If you know how to identify your city or the village you live in, that's what I'm looking for.

I will be travelling around the south of France for the whole of September, probably working in the grapes, and my first town is Lyon.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Like everyone else here i just need a place to stay from time to time if i get to know some good people, that's even better.

Interests

I have obtained a restoration profession in Riga, specifically for wooden structures and their details, and I am interested in classical and contemporary sculpture and art as a way of life.

• architecture
• music festivals
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• swimming
• urban exploration
• sculpture
• graffiti
• getting lost
• sunbathing
• sports shooting

Music, Movies, and Books

Agnes Varda, Janis Streics, Otar Iosseliani, Federicco Fellini, Andrei Tarkovsky, Aleksey Balabanov, Michelangelo Antonioni, Stanley Kubrick, Elem Klimov, Sidney Lumet, Leos Carax, Alfred Hitchcock, Wim Wenders, Aki Kaurismaki, Jean Luc Godard, Herz Frank, Coen brothers, Lars von Trier,
Quentin Tarantul, Jim Jarmusch, David Lynch and more

One of my favorit movie that comes in my mind right now is Barfly 1987

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach things related to my interests, I would really like to learn to surf but in principle I am open to all positive things.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, France, Germany