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== About Me == | == About Me == | ||
+ | [[File:DSCF0467.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Berlin'10]] | ||
I'm [http://www.facebook.com/el.kristine Kristine] from [[Jelgava]] , [[Latvia]]. | I'm [http://www.facebook.com/el.kristine Kristine] from [[Jelgava]] , [[Latvia]]. | ||
I speak fluent Latvian and English, can speak Russian and somewhat in German. I'd like to study more German and Russian, and start learning Italian and French. | I speak fluent Latvian and English, can speak Russian and somewhat in German. I'd like to study more German and Russian, and start learning Italian and French. | ||
− | I have a long hitchhiking history - I first hitchhiked with my 3 years younger cousin when I was about 9 years old. After that I started to hitchhike again in summer 2008. First it was just going from one city of Latvia to another, but as I grew up, the distance grew as well. | + | I have a long hitchhiking history - I first hitchhiked with my 3 years younger cousin when I was about 9 years old. After that I started to hitchhike again in summer 2008. First it was just going from one city of Latvia to another, but as I grew up, the distance grew as well. |
+ | == Interests == | ||
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* [http://www.couchsurfing.com Couchsurfing.com], I don't get to host a lot, because I live in a small city [[Jelgava]]. I've couchsurfed in Baltic States and Europe. If you want to visit me or see my CS experience, you can chek out [http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/divpadsmit/ my CS profile] | * [http://www.couchsurfing.com Couchsurfing.com], I don't get to host a lot, because I live in a small city [[Jelgava]]. I've couchsurfed in Baltic States and Europe. If you want to visit me or see my CS experience, you can chek out [http://www.couchsurfing.org/people/divpadsmit/ my CS profile] | ||
* Art, I attend art school. | * Art, I attend art school. | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudoku Sudoku] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudoku Sudoku] | ||
* Underground music festivals in [[Latvia]] | * Underground music festivals in [[Latvia]] | ||
− | * Taking pictures. | + | * Taking pictures. I am obsessed with taking pictures of food I eat - whether it's in a restaurant or homemade. |
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== International Hitchhiking Diary == | == International Hitchhiking Diary == | ||
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Summer 2009: | Summer 2009: | ||
* 24-27 July [[Latvia]] - [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] 310km - 6h | * 24-27 July [[Latvia]] - [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] 310km - 6h | ||
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Summer 2010: | Summer 2010: | ||
* 12 July [[Jelgava]], [[Latvia]] - [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] 670km - 14h | * 12 July [[Jelgava]], [[Latvia]] - [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] 670km - 14h | ||
− | * 13 July [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] - [[Paris]] , [[France]] 1'610km - 36h | + | * 13 July [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] - [[Paris]] , [[France]] 1'610km - 36h |
− | * 16 July [[Paris]], [[France]] - [[La Rochelle]], [[France]] 470km - 7h | + | * 16 July [[Paris]], [[France]] - [[La Rochelle]], [[France]] 470km - 7h |
− | * 19 July [[La Rochelle]], [[France]] - [[Antwerpen]], [[Belgium]] 950km - 25h | + | * 19 July [[La Rochelle]], [[France]] - [[Antwerpen]], [[Belgium]] 950km - 25h |
− | * 21 July [[Antwerpen]], [[Belgium]] - [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] 1'310km - 27h | + | * 21 July [[Antwerpen]], [[Belgium]] - [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] 1'310km - 27h |
* 23 July [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] - [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]] 405kn - 8h | * 23 July [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] - [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]] 405kn - 8h | ||
* 24 July [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]] - [[Jelgava]], [[Latvia]] 270km - 5h | * 24 July [[Kaunas]], [[Lithuania]] - [[Jelgava]], [[Latvia]] 270km - 5h | ||
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+ | == Memories == | ||
+ | [[File:Taļļiņ.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Tallinn '09]] | ||
+ | [[File:DSCF0524-tile.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Paris'10]] | ||
+ | [[File:Soferisi.jpg|200px|thumb|left|our drivers'10]] | ||
+ | [[File:DSCF0725.JPG|200px|thumb|left|he was very tired, lol '10]] | ||
+ | [[File:Nuu.jpg|200px|thumb|left|8th day on the road '10]] | ||
+ | [[File:DSCF0717.JPG|200px|thumb|left|our hero from Scotland we met on the road '10]] |
Latest revision as of 17:52, 3 August 2010
About Me
I'm Kristine from Jelgava , Latvia. I speak fluent Latvian and English, can speak Russian and somewhat in German. I'd like to study more German and Russian, and start learning Italian and French. I have a long hitchhiking history - I first hitchhiked with my 3 years younger cousin when I was about 9 years old. After that I started to hitchhike again in summer 2008. First it was just going from one city of Latvia to another, but as I grew up, the distance grew as well.
Interests
- Couchsurfing.com, I don't get to host a lot, because I live in a small city Jelgava. I've couchsurfed in Baltic States and Europe. If you want to visit me or see my CS experience, you can chek out my CS profile
- Art, I attend art school.
- Sudoku
- Underground music festivals in Latvia
- Taking pictures. I am obsessed with taking pictures of food I eat - whether it's in a restaurant or homemade.
International Hitchhiking Diary
Summer 2009:
Summer 2010:
- 12 July Jelgava, Latvia - Warsaw, Poland 670km - 14h
- 13 July Warsaw, Poland - Paris , France 1'610km - 36h
- 16 July Paris, France - La Rochelle, France 470km - 7h
- 19 July La Rochelle, France - Antwerpen, Belgium 950km - 25h
- 21 July Antwerpen, Belgium - Warsaw, Poland 1'310km - 27h
- 23 July Warsaw, Poland - Kaunas, Lithuania 405kn - 8h
- 24 July Kaunas, Lithuania - Jelgava, Latvia 270km - 5h