CURRENT MISSION

to rediscover my beloved motherland and the neighbor countries too

ABOUT ME

I'm an open-minded and curious person, adventurous and easy-going.
I grow up in Jurmala, Latvia, and I know it well.

I'm a biologist, working in the Neuroscience field. After a year studying in Cologne, Germany, it changed my vision of life forever and now I want to see the whole world and have more experience living abroad. Whenever I can, I travel, go outdoors. Biking and hiking? You will always hear yes!

I love my work, I mean the time I spend in the lab. And it's always great to meet and talk with smart people, share experience and knowledge.

I like jazz, classical music, going to museums, reading books, making some food..and do some sports. I try to find a balance to all of these things and I think I mostly do.

PHILOSOPHY

Be yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I required a place for me and my friends to stay in New York... so I decided to participate CS! It turned out as one of the best experiences ever. I have met CS persons who are good friends to me now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couch surfing experience was in New York and it was incredibly good!

Three in Lyon - wonderful time!

I loved the stay in Berlin- I attended a conference but before I had some time to explore it again. Always great to be in Berlin~!

And as a host, I have many times gave my couch to friends visiting me from Germany.

Interests

jogging, reading books, going to cinema, traveling, visiting opera, sometimes to go out and dance

• books
• architecture
• perfumes
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• gardening
• boating
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• classical music
• jazz
• opera
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• biology
• neuroscience

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
* Gladiator * Babel * American Beauty * Forrest Gump
* The Sixth Sense * Mar adentro * Tristan and Isold
* Amelie * Pride & Prejudice * House of Flying Daggers
* Million Dollar Baby * The Libertine * Love Actually
* Mystic River * Catch me if you can * Solaris * The Painted Veil * Atonement

Brahms, Vagner, Mahler, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Nino Rota,

and sometimes dance music, pop - Regina Spector, Arcade Fire, The Beatles, Martin Solveige

and there are far to many books to count which I liked, but mostly I was influenced from Herman Hesse

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

From the latest year:
New York from three diferent views - young family in Brooklyn, couhsurfers/students in Williamsburg and a penthouse at the Metropolliten opera. Saw the opera Carmen and went to a concert of Chicago orchestra in Carnegie Hall. Great time there!

Sicily from the view of a big italiano family - pizzas, vino, live sicialian music..collecting oranges and olives in the garden..went to a oil factory at midnight and got the self-collected olive oil. La vita è bella!

South France (Orange, Provanse, Monpellier), Lyon. Two weeks, increadible good time there!

Belgium, Brusseles - we had the wonderful opportunity to be the guests of a huge birthday meal for friends. Amelie music, nice conversations. Very special! magnifique!

Tenerife, Grand Canaria, 2011, April - a week in paradise with my sister, good friend and some Latvians, seeing my closest friend who lives there, get to know other Latvians there, boat trip to watch the whales and dolphins, one day around the island to see the vulcano, the region Maska, Santa Cruz de Tenerife - amazing architecture of Santiago Calatrava.

Italy, Rome, 2011, May. 3 days there with my cousin. Amazingly, positivly crazy and warmhearted hosts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Latvia, United States

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