Final interview for Green Sun Newspaper!

There is few days left or your EVS year, how to describe in few words how was it, what has changed (mind, yourself , skills)?

   In one word feeling is strange! I am again in my life in front of big gates what have to open right after 3 weeks (when I will return back to Latvia). It’s will be new future and new beginning for me. But till that in these last weeks at Romania I will have to do lot of evaluations... for myself, for radio, for press and final report for National agency. It’s time to call back in memories all the great things what had happened during this year.

   I can say this was one great life-learning experience. In all the ways, integration in new community, understanding new cultures, learn languages, make new friendships, learn to work in new team and manage to communicate not in native language. As well after all I feel myself and my identity better as ever before. I have more clearly future wishes and plans. So now just need to be brave and make them true!

I know that, this year was very busy for you and also varied, lots of events, excursions, but could you highlight 1 or 2 moments, events what you remember with pleasure? 

   From the Green Sun Association events the first came in minds biking tours. I like healthy and active lifestyle and in this way I could enjoy it with pleasure and explore a lot places here in Transylvania. We reach hills and came down from off-road meadows. See a lot villages and country-houses what is different as in Latvia. Beautiful nature, time with friends and freedom on bike.

   Second thing is one of my vacation when I travel with friends to the Black sea spend the week in beach. As a Latvian, I was missing seaside a lot, it’s near by to all the cities where I use to spend time in Latvia. This was almost the most awaited moment for all the summer here. I was completely excited.

Before you decided to going to be an EVS volunteer,  I suppose you have an aim (purpose) what you want to accomplish  with EVS, what was this and have you done it ?

   I had done and reach amazing things for myself during this year. I wanted to challenge myself and I completely did it. I become more patriotic about my country and culture. I learned more about my future wishes, what profession I would like to stand by, jobs to do. And I become as a stronger personality. Person, who can stand up for yourself even a 2000 kilometers away from the habitual environment without any fears. Personal development has been in a full-scale.

One year is a long time without family, I think both you waiting to meet them. Have you thinking or planning to accept an other EVS year an other country?

   In my minds is the saying: For all the things in life has a price. For this life-learning experience during EVS price was being away from friends and family... for the other things is other price.

It was rich time here, but I suppose now I am ready to move forward in to the life. I would say no for one more EVS year long. But just because I feel enough full to reach new heights, to experience other things.

Even is not formally but you are an “EVS ambassador”  ,  what is your message for people how want to be a volunteer ?

   I truly admit it's the experience what would have to go through every youth. Time abroad give me a chance to see life by other eyes. To be open minded in world what is full with so much different should be as a habitual thing. Volunteering for me brought great awareness and fruition day by day.

   All the people are waiting miracles from universe.... But to happen a great things, we have to put an suitable efforts!