When at the airport, you have plenty of time to write or read something. Since that’s exactly where I am, let’s dive in. For now, the last one in Latvia! And sorry if it’s too long this time… But first, our trip! The schoolkids had a week of springbreak, and since Lena and I were…

The sun is shining! Which means, the snow is melting. Finally!! I am, as we speak, on a ferry with Lena, on our way to spend an afternoon in Helsinki. But more on that later :). It was the weekend before my birthday! As I’ve told you before, Mila was supposed to be visiting me….

Welcome to the first blog of 2022! I guess I could also say happy new year, but we all know it’s a little late for that. Whoops. But, this means there is quite a bit to tell you guys, so here it is. Where we left off was me going home before Christmas, to stay…

I think I have it finally confirmed for myself, I really don’t like snow. Which is not the best thing when you’re living in a Baltic country, where it has been snowing for the last 4 weeks. Or rather, snow is occupying the streets. Of course, that comes with icy and slippery pavements, so I’m…

Winter is not coming, it’s already here. We had the first snow a couple of days ago, and for sure it won’t be the last. So let’s put on some fluffy warm socks and catch up on the last few weeks! School started again for the lowest grades, and with the creation of bubbles to…

Welcome to November, and welcome to Lena! Because yes, I finally have a new flatmate! But first, let me fill you in on the last few weeks. So, the week after Riga was an interesting week, for it was the week before autumn break. Instead of the normal school lessons, the school kids had project…

As the leaves are falling down from the trees, which makes you wanna jump around in the big piles of them, it’s time for some updates! All the seasons are celebrated extensively here at school. There are some ‘markets’, where the small and bigger children bring either homemade baked-goods or some small trinkets to sell…

Whilst we’re almost at the end of September already, let’s recap this month! Well, one thing’s for sure, summer is gone and over with. It’s like the weather gods were like, August is no more, so here is your autumn weather in return.The rain clothes for the kids are the daily outfits, and I need…

Čau zēni un meitenes! Or for the non-Latvian speakers amongst us, Hi boys and girls! It’s time to fill you in on another few weeks. After my last post, the cold I was feeling coming up did actually make it’s appearance. No worries, I tested negative on COVID, so it was just your lovely normal…

Coming live from the couch, is blog post number 5! It’s so weird to think about it’s been a full month since I left the Netherlands, it feels like I’ve been here for so much longer already! During last week, nothing much special happened, besides me getting my first COVID vaccination! Hooray, let’s get the…