CURRENT MISSION

To love and be loved!

ABOUT ME

It is August 2012 and I have once again moved to live in another country. This time Oslo, Norway. Will stay here for couple of years - let's see how it goes!

In the beginning of August 2011 I moved to live in Hamburg, Germany! Hope to meet new people here, especially Germans, to practice my language with :) BUT - I am not interested in any kind of romantic relationships! Please don't contact me, if you are looking for something like that! THIS IS NOT A DATING SITE!

///I have finished my studies at the Academy of Culture in Riga. All my free time is dedicated to music- I sing in the best Latvian chorus "Kamēr...". Music is what I love and I can't imagine my life without it.///

I am interested in culture and art-what can be better than expressing your creative spirit in million different ways? Visit my ETSY shop to see my crafts :) http://www.etsy.com/shop/bibaiba?ref=ss_profile

I am a singer. Music is very important part of my life.

And traveling is my passion - that's for sure! I always say: "If I had a lot of money, I would only travel around the world!" It is sad to imagine, that maybe life is too short, to visit every corner of this amazing planet...This world is an amazing place and I hope to travel around all the continents during my life. Let's meet on the way!

Right now - experiencing my new life in Hamburg! It is so much fun!

And did i mention that I love to cook!?

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in good.
My religion is LOVE!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I actually wrote my bachelor thesis about Couchsurfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

100% positive! :)

I started my surfing experience with hospitalityclub.org and then moved to couchsurfing.org. I have always been lucky to meet wonderful people and surf friendly couches. Up until now this has been a wonderful journey and I hope to continue it, meeting you, you and you on the way! :)

Interests

I love singing!
I love hot weather!
I love helping!
I love making jewelry!
I love reading!
I love yoga!
I love squash!
I love cooking!
I love riding my bike!
I love flea markets!

• arts
• culture
• singing
• concerts
• dancing
• ballet dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• clubbing
• crafts
• shopping
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• billiards
• poker
• music
• cycling
• surfing
• racquetball
• religion
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Björk, Muse, Arcade Fire, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Bar For Lashes, Fleetwood Mac, Goldfrapp, Umaturman, Duffy, Kings of Convenience, The Knife, Róisín Murphy, Vampire Weekend, The XX, Chopin, Tschaykovsky, Ravel, Giya Kancheli, Arvo Pärt, John Tavener, Hendel, Choir music, Jazz - if you like any of this, then I believe we speak one language ;)

My favourite book for a long time was Ernest Hemingway - "The Old Man and the Sea". Haven't read it for few years, but I still remember that strange feeling after reading it...

And the greatest movie ever - "The Fearless Vampire Killers" by Roman Polanski, 1967

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One day I changed my life and became happy! It is amazing, how much strength hides inside of every one of us.

Last year I met the famous ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov in New York after my choir concert. Inspiring moment.

With my choir I have performed together with many brilliant musicians, like Gidon Kremer, Julius Berger, Stephan Mai and many, many others. The most amazing moments in my life I have experienced with my choir "Kamēr...". It is impossible to explain, but music can tear you apart and make you whole again. And those are the most amazing moments in life, at least in my life.

There is also this funny coincidence I experienced once. I was in London, standing in a line to get in a club and when the security guy checked my documents, he smiled and said: "Do you want to see something?". I said: "Ok." And then he showed me a tattoo on his arm and it said: "BAIBA". And, believe me, I was shocked, because my name is really not a common one, and I believe it is used only in my country. So big was my surprise to see something like that on a strangers arm in million city London. I regret I didn't ask this guy, why did he have it. It will always be the most unbelievable coincidence in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I will teach you how to make a beautiful midsummer wreath from simple meadow flowers :) Or how to jump in the pool on your head! Or maybe even how to play poker!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Latvia

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