Hello from the other side!

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Well. I am back, where I was born. Where I grew up and where I will always have my roots of life. But is this the place where I want to settle down and stay forever?

Today, the 20th of September 2016, I am back here in Germany, in Essen my home town  for nearly four weeks. To get back is harder than I thought. My body is here, yes. But my mind? Not at all! I want to tell you some facts about coming back home after my EVS in Latvia, which was from February until August 2016.

Actually I realized so many things during this experiment, but after coming home it’s even more! Since I am back, I noticed who are my real friends, who stayed with me during the seven months I was away from them. Some waited, but others just put me out of their hearts and kind of forgot me. It was hard to accept what happened but in the end, I can be glad about what happened, because now I know on who I can count in a bad situation and who is always there when help is needed. Aaaaaand, I found so many many many amazing friends from everywhere in Europe during my EVS, which still overwhelmes me in any kind of way! 🙂

The first days of coming home were the hardest days for me, because I realized some things about my culture and the country in general, that I didn’t notice before. So, it was there: THE CULTURAL SHOCK! Suddenly everbody was speaking my language around me, I understood EVERY SINGLE WORD and I got stressed, because I didn’t have this feeling for seven months. The sound of the german language hurt in my ear, it was so disgusting! Even the attitude of the people here, I am sorry but Germans are so egoistic and selfish and marterialistic. I was really shocked, because I noticed that I changed. (But in my opinion in a good way!) I watched some people, that were complaining about every stupid thing, what they call a problem. During my time in Latvia, I didn’t even had a TV and here people are getting stressed and aggressive just because they can’t find the signal for a specific TV channel. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? I discovered the dark side of my country and its people and got a totally different view on it! We need the newest car, the best TV, the most expensive apartment and of course the best paid job, otherwise we will never make it in life! That is what counts! And if you don’t reach this ideal you are sad and desperate for the rest of your life, because you are out of the perfect system!

I was so glad that I saw the difference! Honestly, I wanted to share this with so many people I met, since I am back here in Germany:

Get out of your comfort zone guys!!!!!!

Well yes, my first impression wasn’t the best to be honest. But, of course I also experienced the other side, the good one! Lots of people were happy to see me again, after seven months. Especially my parents and grandparents! I realized that we have such an amazing life here in Germany. We live on a very high standard, but that’s not all! You can be as rich as Barack Obama, but still not a happy person. I don’t need this! Because what counts in life is to be happy and healthy! 🙂

Ok, there is one thing I really need to share with you. I MISS LATVIA AND MY FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY WHO WAS WITH ME DURING MY TIME SOOOOOOO MUCH! Especially my flatmates. I miss Leo, the crazy guy, who always makes a mess around him, but who is so lovely and funny! I miss Zsofi,the hungarian organising woman, who is making her carrier in the UK now! And I miss Fanny, my funny french friend so much! I watched some photos and videos and remembered our time together and got so emotinal, because I want it back! I need to see you all as soon as possible, guys!

And heeeey, I miss speaking english and latvian so much, it’s incredible!

Enough of this now! 😀 I have so many feelings inside of me, that I can’t find a straight line in this post! I am sorry!

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To conclude, I would like to say that my EVS was the best thing that I could ever do in my life. Now I know what I really want to do, I got a bit closer to myself a got more open minded towards everything! I want to send the best wishes to the next volunteers that have the possibility to be in Tukums and who have the chance to experience in the same kind of amazing way that I did! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Sooo, finally I am home….

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Sveiki!

It’s done now. MY EVS IS OVER! Today is Monday, it’s the 22nd of August 2016 and I enjoyed my last working day on Friday and my last weekend in Riga! 🙂

So, on Friday I had my evaluation meeting in the morning with Liene – my mentor, Kristine – my supervisor and Ieva – my coordinator. It was a very special moment to reflect everything that happened to me in the last seven months concerning to work and my life in general here in Tukums. After that meeting I went to work and the kids organized a farewell-party for me. They sang and danced, and yah what else can I say? It was too emotional and my heart melted… Just imagine a boy, who is always cool and too proud to show any feelings is sitting on the stage directly in front of me and singing the song „See you again“ by Wiz Khalifa without taking his eyes off me. That was just too much, seriously! 😀 Some of the children started to cry after the celebration and that just broke my heart and I couldn’t handle myself anymore… Even when they often behaved so bad and rude, in that moment I saw that they were thankful and appreciate it that I was with them for the seven months! I was overwhelmed of everything in that moment! Thank you a lot!  Thank you Kristine for this amazing work! Thanks to all of the children I was working with, without you I wouldn’t develop so much in the way I did here!

 

 

Well, and after this emotional last Friday my last weekend in Latvia was knocking on the door… So I went to Riga to meet some friends, some other volunteers to say goodbye. By the way, a BIG THANKS to Fanny for organizing! YOU ARE AMAZING! 🙂

I met so many lovely people for the last time and shared experiences, memories and future plans with them. I will miss them so much!!!!!! But hey, I have so many invitations to different countries of Europe, which is absolutely amazing! So, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING – NOT THE END!!!!

Soooo, here you can see some photos of the weekend:

 

 

I will leave Tukums on Wednesday morning around 3 AM. Until that moment I enjoy my last hours with my flatmates, my mentor and the children, that come all the time to our house to say goodbye to me! I will finish to pack my luggage, clean my room and just prepare myself for my trip back home.

TUKUMS, THANK YOU FOR MY TIME HERE! I WILL COME BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

 

Uz redzēšanos! 🙂

 

 

9 days left!

Well, what can I say? It’s Monday, the 15th of August and I will go home on Wednesday, next week. The flight is booked, the bag is bought and I feel so so so sad…

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Actually I don’t like to write some sentimental bullshit and say how sad I am and bla bla bla. I will remember the nice memories I had here and for this, I just want to be thankful for all the people I could meet here. To some I got an amazing connection and I hope they will stay for life! It’s about these little moments you enjoy and remember! My last seven months were one big adventure full of curiosity and happiness.

 

 

Here is a small collection of my favorite moments here in Latvia. When I look back, I am happy, I am thankful and motivated to meet these people, that live on every part of the world, as soon as possible. 🙂 I would have never meet all of them if I didn’t come here for my EVS.

 

“How did it get so late so soon?”

― Dr. Seuss

 

 

Things changed a lot since February until now. The weather, my feelings, the people, my environment and last but not least: ME! I also changed! And that’s not meant in a negative way. I got closer to the point where I can say what I want to do with life! For example, before I came here, I was not even sure if I really want to become a teacher for elementary schools, but here soooo many people prove me that this is my profession and that I really support it! I am also very thankful for that! 😉

 

 

And of course I am thankful for my flatmates, for the parties, for all the laughter, but also for all the fights! YOU ARE AMAZING GUYS! AND I WILL MISS YOU SOOOO MUCH!

 

Ok, in the end it’s again some sentimental bullshit, but it’s okay. That’s how I feel right now!!! 😀 😀 😀 

 

 

Where has the time gone?

 

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– Just 13 days left –


What happened with my time management? Where are my 7 months? How is this even possible? I really want to stay!!!!!  I cannot handle thiiiiiiiisssss!!!!!

 

So yah, my time is nearly over and I am totally overwhelmed, when I think about it. I need to book my ticket to go back this week, buy a new big bag, because I collected too much stuff during my time here, I need to say goodbye to everybody and finally prepare everything for my first weeks in Germany. It’s just crazy how fast time is passing! But I guess, that I enjoyed it a lot and that’s why it just went away so fast! 😉

Well, my last days were very emotional, because I realized that I just have six working days left. I cannot believe it! Everything is going to an end but heeeeey, this was a way to fast!

Today I want to tell you some things, that I experienced my last days. First: I DID IT! Last Sunday evening I was Bungee Jumping in beautiful Sigulda and I survived it! Together with my mentor I went there and enjoyed it so much, jumping out of a cabin on the river surrounded by an amazing scenery and the beautiful sunset. When I was a child it was my dream to go to Bungee Jumping, to have this adrenalin kick and the feeling of jumping into death! Sooooo, there is one „CHECK“ on my To-Do-List of life! 😉 And it feels amazing! I am so proud that I had the courage to jump into nothing! Awesome experience and I would to it over and over again! 😉

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And on the next day, Monday I went with the Social Centre on a small hiking trip to Milzkaln where we were camping on a very beautiful camping place in the middle of nowhere. We had the possibility to go to Pirts, to swim in a pond, play football and volleyball and lots of more nice activities! 🙂 It was very refreshing, because it was apart from daily working days and I just enjoyed to spend my time outside in the nature! Aaaaaaand, at night I discovered an amazing thing! One of the greatest things I’ve ever seen! The sky! As you maybe know, from my Top-20-List of the things I will miss from Latvia, I mentioned the beautiful sky in Latvia and how I appreciate it, but this night was something very, very special and wonderful! I saw all in all six falling stars and honestly I’ve never seen soooo many stars and satellites at night! I was laying just in the grass, watching the sky and getting very emotional at the same time, because it was so beautiful! I am so thankful for this moment! 🙂 The night itself was not that cool, because some of the kids made terror at night and didn’t want to sleep, so we left the place early in the next morning!

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Step by step, I prepare myself to go back to Germany. It’s harder than I thought… I really fell in love with Latvia and my life here. Never, ever I would have expected this, but I am sure that time will bring me a lot of times back to that amazing place! 😉

 


Latvia is and will be with me for all my life now! 🙂

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The countdown started! My last days are there, suddenly…

 

HIKING TRIP & CO :)

Hello everybody! 🙂

Hope you enjoyed my last post about the things i will for sure miss from beautiful Latvia! I had a lot of fun while i was writing it and even got a bit emotional, because now the end is so near…

Today I want to write about another topic: Free time activities of my last free days, weekends. So, as you know, the summer finally arrived in Latvia and that gives huge possibilities to do amazing things outside in the nature. Soooooo….

Last week we went with the children from Social Centre in the forest near Tukums to collect blueberries and wild strawberries. I really enjoyed it a lot, because all of them were so motivated to pick up as much as possible. I was amazed by the diversity of the fruits in the woods. Blueberries everywhere!

 

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And then last weekend I went together with my mentor to Roja, to the North-Eastern part of Latvia on a „Fisherman-Celebration“. I always wanted to visit Roja, but people told me that it’s a city for visiting in summer and now I really understand why. You can find a huge harbour and a beautiful beach with nice, clear sand. So, we went there on Saturday and stayed until Sunday evening. I enjoyed this trip so much, because it actually included everything: An awesome festival at the beach with nice people and good music, swimming in the Baltic Sea, sleeping in a tent together with my lovely mentor, visiting Roja’s museum and finding wild horses and cows in Engure’s National Park. I also bought fresh fish and enjoyed it a lot! 😉

 

 

So, things changed a lot during the months. Zsofi left last Monday and it’s crazy how fast time is flying. We were all very emotional talking about this topic, because we enjoyed our time a lot here and noticed that we got really good friends. So Zsofi, if you are reading this: THE LATVIAN FLAT IS MISSING YOU A LOT HERE IN TUKUMS! TAKE CARE AND ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!  🙂 🙂 🙂

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Even if I am really really sad about going back to Germany, for sure I am excited to get back in my life, where everybody speaks my language and where I will finish my studies. How will people react about me, when they hear my stories?

 

Aaaaaaaand now about our amazing hiking trip,which was from Wednesday to Friday.

So, Zsofi and me went with the Social Centre and its kids on a hiking trip in the western part of Latvia, from Užava to Akmeņraga bāka. We were walking about 60 km next to the amazing Baltic Sea, enjoying the beautiful view and the latvian nature surrounding us. No phones, just communication with your mouth! I enjoyed it a lot, even if it was hard sometimes with the children. I am sure that everybody of us enjoyed the trip a lot! 🙂

What I will really miss from Latvia !

Soooooooo… Hello again! 🙂

Hope you are all doing fine!

The fact that my EVS is nearly over now, makes me really really sad. I learned a lot and spend maybe the best time of my life here! I am very thankful for everything and thought about the next topic for my blog. So, I decided to make a list of 20 things I will totally miss from Latvia when I arrived home in Germany.

 

TWENTY THINGS I WILL MISS FROM LATVIA

1. Nature – I will for sure miss these huge forests, the magical atmosphere and the lakes, where you can go swimming in the summer. For me it’s very special and I appreciate the connection of people and the nature a lot! Aswell, here the people respect the nature and are very environmentally friendly! This is awesome!

2. Culture and Traditions – Jāņi, Name Days, traditional dances! Whatever, I am enjoying these celebrations so much and I will for sure miss it in Germany!

3. Speaking latvian – I learned so fast and my biggest fear is to forget everything when I will be back, so I give my best to go on with this language. Even if I cannot speak in my daily life with other people.

4. Garlic bread – So yah, garlic bread is everywhere! But it is amazing and super tasty!

5. The beautiful sky – I am so impressed by the amazing sky and its stars at night. Sometimes I just sit outside and stare at them. Latvia’s population is very small, so there is not that much light at night and you can see impressing things at night when you watch the sky! I will miss it so much!

6. All of the people I met here – My mentor, my flatmates, my bosses, local people, other volunteers! Just everybody who crossed my way during my time here! There is nothing more important than meeting new people and connect with them!

7. My work with the children – I have worked with the children from the Centre for half a year now and built up a very good connection. I will miss them for sure, because they are part of my daily life here and make me happy everyday!

8. Riga – For me Riga is a very special capital city. I love the atmosphere and how it’s built up with the Old and New Town. You can discover every day something new and right now it’s some kind of meeting point for everybody, because it’s totally in the centre of the country. I love Riga!

9. Easy possibilities to travel – Even if you just have a small budget, you can travel very cheap and fast around Latvia and the neighbour countries. It opened my mind about travels a lot and I am very happy about it! I will miss it a lot, but I got a huge motivation for my future and that’s why I am very very thankful for coming here!

10. Empty streets – Sounds crazy, but yah! In Germany I normally don’t like driving the car because it takes too much time. There is soooo much traffic and just simply too many cars. But here, even if I didn’t drive that often on my own, it’s fantastic!

11. The weather – To be honest: I sometimes turned crazy with this weather here in Latvia! When I arrvied there were tons of snow everywhere, then it was hot, then it was raining all the time, then summer arrived and it was even hotter than in Germany. (32 degrees here, 16 degrees in Germany). I never knew what to wear, but in the end I will miss it because it’s just so special and unique! 😀

12. From tourist to local – This is one of the most important things for me! I turned within those 5 months to a person that is involved in the society, speaks (more or less) the language and can take care of myself in a foreign country. This feeling is amazing!

13.  Travelling – As I already told before, travelling is easy here. I love to travel alone, but also with friends and I did it a lot! I saw so many places, where I would never go in my life, if I wasn’t here. I discovered amazing cities and I will miss this feeling to be alive and free a lot!

14. Living in an international flat – Germany, France, Italy and Hungary together in one flat. Amazingggg! Even if I needed to challenge myself a couple of times and try to stay by myself, it is a unique feeling and I will miss it for sure, because for me it’s very very special.

15. Hitch hiking – When we talk about easy ways to travel, this is one of the biggest options you can have. This kind of transport is nearly impossible in Germany! If you are standing on the street, putting your thumb up and waiting for a person picking you up, you can wait for days. Here I tried it many times and everytime was so fast and easy. ONE OF MY BEST EXPERIENCES!

16. Everything is cheap – As I was talking before about cheap transport, I can connect this topic with nearly everything here. For me, it’s a huge difference from what I know from Germany. You can get good and fresh food for a cheap price!

17. Latvian hospitality – The ones who read my post about stereotypes will know that I was amazed by this from my first day here in Latvia. I already noticed when I went back for a visit to my home country, that this is completely different here and I appreciate it a lot! Latvians are an amazing folk and I will miss this kind of cultural heritage a loooot!

18. Flowers everywhere – I never received so many flowers in all my life, as I did here in just 5 months so far. Even if it’s just a small gesture, it makes a person happy and shows that someone thinks of you! I really love this kind of small things!

19. Rimi – Rimi is everywhere! And it makes you happy everytime you go out of it! 😀 When you have a Rimi in your city, you can call your city a big city! 😀 I will miss it!

20. Balzams – Even if there is pretty good beer here in Latvia, German beer is better! 😉 But I discovered this black currant drink and it’s pretty cool too! Something very new and special! To fulfill my list now, I will put it here! 😀

 

So, I really love Latvia much much more than expected! We have a really deep connection, how you can see on the following picture! 😀

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Summer time in Latvia!

Sveiki cilvēki! 🙂

Last days were quite stressed, but really awesome! I guess it’s a good moment to evaluate the last weeks! 🙂

So, Wednesday was a very special day. Together with Saime and the Social Centre I went to an Open-Air-Stadium, where we celebrated a ceremony for Jāņi, which was last week and surrounds us wherever we went. For me, this celebration was something very unique because I got the feeling of the real latvian tradition and this is exactly what I wanted to reach in my last weeks here. So, together with the children from the Social Centre we danced and even with the people from the Disability Centre.

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Jāņi ([jɑːɲi]) is a Latvian anniversary festival, which celebrates the summer solstice, the day when it has the shortest night and the longest day. Although the shortest night is usually on 21st or 22 June, the public holiday – Līgo Day and Jāņi Day is on 23rd and 24 June. The day before Jāņi was formerly known as Zāļu diena, which is now known as Līgo Day.

On Jāņi Eve people went to gather flowers, from which women made wreaths and put on their heads. Men’s wreaths are usually made of oak leaves. Līgo songs are associated with fertility and disaster prevention

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From Thursday to Friday we had a communication and team building day in the Social Centre, including a sleepover party in the Centre.

We prepared some activities that helped the kids to solve problems in a non-violent way with a good language, without any bad words or agressive moves. These activities included orientation games around Tukums with different stations, where the children needed to fulfill different tasks, together, as a team. Afterwards we cooked together, danced, watched movies and finally slept (at least a bit) in the Centre.

Here you can see some photos of the day:

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I loved the day with the kids, even if it was hard for a few moments, because these little monsters didn’t want to sleep! 😉 I got a better connection with the children, which is really helpful for my work and I guess for me it was even more special than for them! 😀 Great activity!

Aaaaand then Jāņi finally arrived! 🙂 I spend my night together with friends next to Melnezers and I was very happy about it, because for me it was so special to celebrate with local people. They can show you all the traditions and rituals, in which I was very interested. So we made fire, jumped over it, made our flower and oak crowns, made barbecue and even went swimming in the lake in the middle of the night. Then we finally watched the beautiful sunrise and went to sleep after a long but amazing night full of latvian magic! 🙂

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So, summer is finally there and makes me very happy. Saime is closed in July, so my main working place is the Social Centre, which is very good, because we will have some nice activities for July and August. The next big one will be in three weeks. We will go on a hiking trip with the children, camping in the woods, next to the sea. I am so excited and happy to be part of it! 🙂

 

And last but not least I want to say THANK YOU again to our great latvian teacher, Ieva! We had our last lesson on the 21rst of June and she invited us to her home for cake and coffee!

Here you can see a photo and our happy and thankful faces for a very special person, that helped us a lot during our time here!

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Liels paldies Ieva!

Evaluation of my feelings and thoughts

After excactly four months and four days here in Latvia I try to calm down a bit and realize what actually happened to me and reflect the chaos inside me.

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In the beginning everything was new. Starting with the new country, environment, the crazy people around me, that don’t speak my language, going on with the climate, the food and all the different traditions. It took me a long time to overcome about everything, because actually there was no time at all to think about it! Just do and enjoy! That’s what I did. And it was good, exactly in that way! I was overwhelmed by everything and felt like being in a bubble of magic. After some weeks, I realized that I will live here in Tukums for a couple of months and that I will be part of the society. It took some time to get in daily routine, because everyday something very special and new happened and still happens. But I found my position and adapted myself in my environment to be part of the puzzle.

Everything was full of positive energy and euphoria. But in the end, every nice thing has an end. And the end is very near…

So now, after four months and four days here in this magic country, I realize that I need to go back in about 11 weeks. Time is running so fast, that we are not able to catch it. I am responsible to apply to my german university until the end of July and everything is so close right now that I get goose bumps, when I think about it in a deep way. I am not afraid or scared, but I never thought that these 7 months will pass so fast. Before I started my EVS it sounded so much. But now, it’s nearly over. I am not sad or disappointed, because I enjoyed and appreciated every moment I had. And I still have a lot of plans to fulfill in this short time! I want to travel to Sweden, to Estonia, to Lithuania and to Finland! Yes, I WILL DO IT! I am so thankful for this amazing experience and I will enjoy every second which is left of this unique adventure! 🙂

 

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We have a task on this earth. Maybe even more. But I am sure that one of them is to be happy all the time. I give my best to fulfill this task and to be a responsible human being. 🙂 For enjoying every moment we need to experience and feel it, touch it with our hands. We don’t need to think through it or worry about anything, because in the end the emotions are the ones, that judge a moment and consider if it was good or bad. Even if we are just one of a million, if we have the courage to live in the way we want to, we win! There can be a hundred of people telling you that it’s not the right direction, but the only person who can decide about it is YOU!

So, put your brain on standby for a second and live! 

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And after all this, the only thing I need to do is to find my way back home! 😉

It’s not the end, it’s just a new beginning! 🙂 🙂 🙂

 

SEE YOU VERY SOON!

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Hello everybody! 🙂

Hope you all spent a nice weekend and enjoyed the sun like me! 😉

I spent my last days in Liepaja, in the western part of Latvia. It was a real adventure including super cool people, fire at the beach, lots of nice music, hitchhiking and a lot of more beautiful things! I came back full of energy and positive feelings. I am glad to know so nice people here in Latvia. It feels so connected and home!

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I wrote a poem about my feelings on my way back to Tukums and I would like to share it with all of you. 🙂

 

Enjoy the magic in your life.

Realize every single moment.

Forget all of the strifes.

And sometimes just feel the silence.

Swim in the sea.

Feel the sand in your feet.

That’s how it should be.

And dance to that beat.

Lay in the sun.

Feel the heat.

If you want, just run.

In the middle of the street.

Laugh as much as you can.

Feel free in everything you do.

Live life without any plan.

Until the sky turns again blue.

Listen to the sound of nature.

How does it feel?

Every day you get more mature.

It’s not a big deal.

Learn how to be happy every time.

Appreciate all the small things,

Being okay is not a crime.

Get ready, and open your wings.

And if you are ready,

Just fly away.

Now matter how heavy.

You will find your way!

On Saturday there was the Europe Day in Liepaja. You could find lots of special things in the centre of the city. It was very intercultural and I watched some international dances and singings from Ukraine, Russia or even German Folksongs. It was interesting to see all of them performing at the same place, there was a very strong connection between the different cultures and I could really feel it.

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I am so happy to experience every day a bit more of Latvia. Every time it’s so special to travel to another city and put my footprint there. I realized that it’s just about the people who are with you. You can feel home everywhere, as long as you have a good connection to  the others. More and more I get on contact with the beautiful nature of this country. Summer is coming very fast, everything is turning green and starts to bloom. I feel like a child climbing the trees and laying in the grass or at the beach. But I am satisfied and happy afterwards.

Aaaaand today I went with Leo to the lake Melnezers to grap some fresh water from a natural source next to the lake. It’s so good! And during the time in the forest I was inspired by the beauty of the nature, so I decided to take some things home and make my own little forest. Here is the result and some other photos:

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So now lean back and listen to this great music, which is following me for years now!

Just appreciate the nature and everything which is given for free in this beautiful world! 🙂

what is going on in my mind…

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Hello everybody!

I am back with some nice stories.

First I want to talk about our Mid-Term-Training, which was from the 24th to 26th of May in Villa Dole. It was very helpful and we got lots of information about everything which is useful to know. For me it was very interesting to learn about other projects and of course to meet again new volunteers from everywhere. It’s so special how connected everything can be and I am very thankful for this! We also evaluated our feelings during our time in Latvia and how we solved some problems, if there were some, which was so helpful and nice. We got to know each other even better with the help of this activity.

After this meeting I am so confused, because there are just two months and some days left. It’s nearly over! Crazy that time is running so fast! I want to enjoy every second, explore as much as possible and be thankful for every moment I had and will have in this beautiful country!

 

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And now I want to present a beautiful poem to you, which perfectly expresses my feeling right now. The weather changed so fast and I really can’t believe how it happened. The sun is up, the sky is blue and we can wear summer clothes and take care of our skin, that we will not burn. 😉 I was waiting for this so long and finally it’s there. So, whatever you want to have or reach, believe in it and it will come to you. No matter what! You just need to be patient.

Wind On The Hill

No one can tell me,
Nobody knows,
Where the wind comes from,
Where the wind goes.It’s flying from somewhere
As fast as it can,
I couldn’t keep up with it,
Not if I ran.But if I stopped holding
The string of my kite,
It would blow with the wind
For a day and a night.And then when I found it,
Wherever it blew,
I should know that the wind
Had been going there too.

So then I could tell them
Where the wind goes…
But where the wind comes from
Nobody knows.

I hope everybody of you is fine and enjoys the summer, which is coming very fast now! My mind is open to reach my aims. So, if you are interested in good music, just click the link below and enjoy the beautiful sound of Damien Marley and Nas, which makes me feel so good and confident.

 

 

Soooooo, I wish all of you a happy summer time with lovely moments full of joy!

Tonight, after work, I will go to the lake called Melnezers with Leo for swimming. Unbelievable – But true! 😉 I am so happy and thankful for everything. 🙂

See you very soon! 🙂