Good feelings!

Two days ago finished the youth exchange in Kūrava, the house that was being restored by Italians, Estonians and Latvians. Saying good-bye to all the volunteers was a very sad moment because I had had a great time spending almost the hole week with their company! Now I will miss them so much!

We were very glad because the results of the project were incredibly good. We managed to bring water into the house and build the toilet and also to restore the window of what will be the bathroom. And the secret of these results is that everybody worked very hard and that we all got on very well.

But, of course, we didn't spend the whole day working. Everyday, after dinner time, we had some activities prepared: a night-walk in Kuldīga, a concert, a story evening, a photo session in traditional clothes, a wine tasting and some people even watched a movie. Finally, on Saturday, after Friday's cleaning party, we had a huge birth celebration for Kurts, Undīne's and Raivo's son. We were so lucky to see a completely traditional baptism, with all the ceremonies, costumes, food, songs and dances. It was so nice and I think all of us enjoyed it very much.

But last week I also did some other things apart from Kūrava. On Monday I started a crash course in theater in the Youth Center and tomorrow we will put on the play we have been rehearsing. And yes, I have a role in the play and I say one (extremely complicated) sentence in Latvian: “Kad vēl klinģerlietiņs lija”. Every time I have to say it I get so nervous because I always forget it! But I have a lot of fun there because there are from little kids to adults and when we play games it is hilarious.

Luckily, I also started Latvian lessons and now I can read, greet and address people, count to 20, say the colors and name some objects. But Latvian is a bit difficult and I will have to study a lot!

This week we will know something about Zura's arrival, the Georgian volunteer who will work with me in the project. I really hope he can come soon!