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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Latvian; learning German, Portuguese, Russian
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Risk analyst
  • Master in mathematics
  • From Jurmala
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

home is in your heart

ABOUT ME

I am very curios and very positive about world; I sociable and simple, calm but also spontaneous after having calculated the risks!

Two passions define my personality - the mathematics & the music. The first is my job & living, while the other - choir singing - fills up a great deal of my free time. The third passion is to balance the mind and body through all kinds of movement.

PHILOSOPHY

The first thing is to get known myself, which is moreover a continuous process. Recognize my fears and wishes, then generate an intention, set a goal, work on it - and let it happen!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love meeting people from different cultures and I enjoy revealing the treasures of my beautiful country to my guests, that's why I host. And also I think that traveling without meeting locals is not really traveling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a couchsurfing infant, even though an old member. I have been hosting but rarely surfing, since my travels have been usually related to some duties like job, choir or the happy duty of visiting friends... :) Yet!

Interests

enjoying the culture & cooking
learning languages
singing in a choir
listening to music
keeping fit with mountain bikes and snowthings depending on the season
running halfmarathons
contact improvisation
yoga
acrobatic yoga
discovering raw food

  • culture
  • singing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • raw food
  • yoga
  • running
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • surfing
  • languages
  • mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

The longer books the better, because I hate that moment when a book ends.
A la recherche du temps perdu by Proust
War and Peace by Tolstoi
Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers are still my childhood-to-adulthood friends and only band I call 'favorite' .
Bach, Monteverdi, early music.
Russian composers.
Opera, absolutely. I realized too late that I actually could be a singer :)
Choir Balsis, Choir Sola

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled around 3 continents singing with my choir

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a Latvian song. Or learn one of yours. And lately I have learned quite a few healthy smoothie recipes that I can share, too. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Latvia

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