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Overview

  • 26 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Latvian; learning English, German, Russian
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Stage/props manager in theatre
  • public relations
  • From Saldus
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

to live to the fullest

ABOUT ME

there are no legends told about me. there are no poems and lyrics composed about me. there is not told – behold! there is even no gossip told about me... and even Žeņa doesn’t make etudes about me... but sometimes i have something to say!

PHILOSOPHY

don't kill and live as long as possible

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

visited 30 states (13.3%)Create your own visited map of The World or Like this? try: Triposo Travelhacks

Useful sites about places in Riga, Latvia:

http://www.anothertravelguide.com/eng/europe/latvia
http://miljons.com/

cafes, bars, events:
http://www.leningrad.lv/
http://www.metakafe.lv/
http://www.teatrabars.lv/
http://www.restaurantkid.lv/
http://www.fazenda.lv/
http://www.gauja.je/
http://www.dirtydeal.lv/
http://www.spikeri.lv/
http://www.andrejsala.lv/
http://www.klubspiens.lv/
Nice place, concerts, poetry evenings and vegetary meals - http://pataku.wordpress.com/
Nice cafe - http://dadcaferiga.blogspot.com/
http://www.klubsdepo.lv/
http://www.nabaklab.lv/
http://www.hc.lv/
http://www.kinogalerija.lv/
http://www.kino.riga.lv/
teahouse lluseum, Miera street 19
Vintage Plant Shop/exchange spot - Mājas svētība, Miera street 39 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mājas-svētība/140308662671042
Film festival - http://www.arsenals.lv/en/
Bookstore and reading-room - http://www.satori.lv/
And one more bookstore - http://robertsbooksriga.com/
Theater. Plus art house cinema evenings, concerts for free - http://www.jrt.lv/
http://www.unitedintimacy.lv/index.php?1&52
buffet/gallery "Istaba" - http://www.anothertravelguide.com/eng/europe/latvia/riga/destinations/shops/istaba/
bar "Aptieka"
bar "Lillā"
Grillbar at beautiful location - http://www.enrikopulkstenis.lv/noass/
http://mojocafe.lv/lv/
lots of different post sovietic cafes
expensive place, but for eyes:
http://www.bergabazars.lv/
charity shop "Otrā elpa"
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Buteljons/135607996502274
music festival - http://www.positivus.com/
music festival + cafe + concerts http://www.skanumezs.lv/en/category/news-summary-in-english/
http://www.fotomuzejs.lv/
http://www.nfc.lv/info/?mnu_id=31
exhibitions - http://www.lnmm.lv/lv/arsenals/
Latvian Museum of Naive Art in Andrejsala
http://www.artspace.riga.lv/en/
Contemporary art - http://www.kim.lv/sakumlapa
Dolls Art Museum - http://www.dollart.lv/

Places: Mangaļsala, Bolderāja, Mežaparks, Maskačka, Central Market, "Latgalīte", Ķīpsala, Āgenskalns, Andrejsala...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Different experiences

Interests

My only interest is - "why"?

And then maybe theatre, photography and how to spend my time.
To taste tiramisu and brownies. And take pictures of cakes everywhere all around the world.

  • arts
  • poetry
  • theater
  • contemporary art
  • photography
  • concerts
  • festivals
  • shopping
  • news
  • movies
  • reading
  • music

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies, music, books what are worth of attention.

But, if more concrete, then movies:
Taking Off, Blow Up, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Magnolia, Arizona Dream, The Dreamers, Snatch, Dead Man, Rosemary's Baby, Brokeback Mountain, The Million Dollar Hotel, Paris, The Hours, Lock,Stock and Two Smoking barrels, Lost in Translation, Paris,I love you, The Shining, In the Mood for Love...
Music: Sigur Ros, Sigur Ros, Sigur Ros, Portishead, Portishead, Portishead, Massive Attack, Massive Attack ;)
Zemfira, Bon Iver, Jamie Woon, Anthony & the Johnsons, Radiohead, Soko, Erik Satie, Skunk Anansie, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Kaizers Orchestra, Belle and Sebastian, Morcheeba, James Blake, Manu Chao, SKA-P, Pest of a Child, 5'nizza, Katie Melua, Mumford and Sons, Beirut, Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Nine Simone, Amy Winehouse, Simon and Garfunkel, Piazzolla, Gotan Project, Fleet Foxes, Erik Satie, Pēteris Vasks, Jakob Noiman Festival Band, Sons of Noel and Adrian, Leisure Society...... etc!
Books: Norwegian Wood; Hello,Sadness; Dance, Dance,Dance; The Idiot; Anna Karenina; Kite Runner...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My work with the show "Long Life" (with more than thousand props).
That's amazing, but I still don't know how to remember all that. And I still sometimes make mistakes after eight years of doing that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Latvia

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