CURRENT MISSION

Let's go barefoot! :)

ABOUT ME

We are a married couple living in Riga, Latvia. We like to try something new, that's why we have many hobbies, like running, hiking in mountains, cycling, playing board games and, of course, travelling.
We both are passionate runners collecting everyday runs since November 10, 2012.
Sometimes we like to look at things from a bit different point of view. Thant's how we got into barefoot running and even created Latvian Barefoot Running Society and organized the Baltic Barefoot Ultramarathon.
We are trying to live environmentally friendly, as we believe that every little thing counts.
We also like pets a lot. We have had Chilian squirrels (degus) at home.

IMPORTANT!! Please take in mind that our photos seen in this profile are taken quite some time ago, so it can't be seen here that Edgars has actually a beard and longer hair. You can find more recent photos on his FaceBook page - https://www.facebook.com/AkmensSuns

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We participate because we believe that meeting people from all over the world is one of the greatest opportunities to discover the beauty of the world, different cultures and experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Our experience is really great and positive so far.
We have more experience in hosting than surfing so far, and all our guests were interesting people, which we would definitely like to meet again.

Interests

Edgars: Barefoot lifestyle, Reading, Cold exposure, Nutrition science, Science in general, Formula 1, Running long distances, Cycling, Teaching, Driving, Dancing salsa, Degu.

Alina: Running, Drawing, Painting, Arts, Reading all kind of books, Advertising, PR, Cinema semiotics, Dancing Salsa, Traveling (of course!), and all kinds of pets.

• pets
• arts
• books
• beauty
• dancing
• environment
• running
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• drawing
• cycling
• surfing
• rock climbing
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Edgars
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TV series - The Big Bang Theory
Movies - Into the Wild
Books - "Born to run" and other literature about running, especially barefoot running, minimalist lifestyle and other similar stuff. Also various kinds of fiction.

Alina
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Music - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Manic Street Preachers, Salsa music
Movies - Amelie, Better than gold, Little Miss Sunshine, Into the Wild, Before Sunset, Before Sunrise, Chocolate, P.S. I love you..., Cloud Atlas.
Books - I'm absolutely addicted to books. I can enjoy very different kinds of books, starting with classics to modern bestsellers. I have recently enjoyed works of Elizabeth Gilbert and David Mitchell's "Cloud Atlas". I also love audio-books. They are great company for me when I'm running :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Climbing the highest peak of Poland - Rysy (~ 2500 meters above sea level).
- We both love running, and it is a great experience as well :)
- Edgars has done some ultras of about 100 KM and got some great experience there. He is also a current Guinness World Record holder in the category "Fastest 5 km run barefoot on snow/ice".

Teach, Learn, Share

You can join us for a run :) We are running distances of various length in our neighbourhood every day.
We can tell you what to see and where to go in Riga and Latvia; teach you some Latvian phrases.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Since we are the creators of the Latvian Barefoot Running Society, we can share the idea of barefoot running and lifestyle with you as well :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Latvia