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Overview

  • 29 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Latvian; learning German, Russian
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Head of IT Department / IT Startup Person
  • Master's degree of Computer science
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

"Valdis always has some amazing and crazy idea in his mind! That's unbelievable!"

Last years I try to spend as much time as possible with my wife and daughters.
I also try to combine it with multiple technology startup ideas I am involved in.
And I also have a really interesting daily work.
The rest of my time - for friends, parents, sisters, Couchsurfers, myself...

The perfect day? If I can combine all these positions together!
The perfect week? If I can add some small journey to it!
The perfect month? If I have some great adventure!
The perfect year? If I can travel around at least multiple times!

*I would like to please you to include 3 amazing things about you in your couchrequest. So we will know, that you have read our profile and really look forward to meet me and my family! This is not a "must!", this is - "it would be nice!" :)

*Sorry, if our responce sometimes is really short. If we see, that we won't be able to host on exact dates, we quickly decline the request. Then it is also easier for you to plan you trip.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

You can read a book or you can have a role in this book. You can watch the movie or you can play in it. Being on Couchsurfing is like taking part in something instead of watching from the side.

We (me and my wife) have had so great experience to meet really interesting people and to have amazing adventures thanks to people met on Couchsurfing! Therefore we are eager to host and be hosted again and again!

Interests

Travelling - together with my wife and daughter - that's most important for me!

Board games - understand your opponent's philosophy and fight to win!

Dancing - salsa, waltz or rumba - I really like these so called modern dances!

StartUps - building business in 21st century is really exciting!

Move fast - it's cycling, squash, carting, running!

Tasty food - I love to bake cakes and enjoy tasty meat made by different recipes! And I like to try national meals! :)

Discussions - every person is interesting. Everyone!

  • books
  • dancing
  • waltz
  • dining
  • recipes
  • running
  • clubbing
  • technology
  • board games
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • racquetball
  • business
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Books - Mario Puzo's "Godfather", Arthur Hailey's "Airport" and Robert Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad".

Movies - Slumdog Millionaire, Young@Heart, Pirates of Silicon Valley, The Butterfly Effect, District-9, Ice Age, Cars, Wall-e.

TV series - Black Mirror, The Amazing Race, 24, Prison Break, Breaking Bad, Homeland, Scam City, Survivor.

Music - really, really wide area...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are 2 to begin...
1) I founded the first and only official Latvian HitchHikers Club - me and my friends did it!
2) I was able to win in 10 of first 12 crazy technology idea pitch battles I took part.

Teach, Learn, Share

See my interests - I am ready to teach and share my knowledge regarding any of them!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Latvia

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