I'm Jeshk0 (with a soft "J") and I mostly just lurk. There's only one other internet community that I spent a lot of time with, but it died out a few years ago. I found Hubski through a mention on reddit (probably on /r/TheoryofReddit) back in February and have been poking around ever since. These days I'm working at a deli and planning on getting back to school in January (if all goes according to plan) after a hiatus that has lasted since March. I will be studying physics and math and hope to be a teacher one day. I live in the Seattle area and spend most of my time with the Latvians that live here. I'm a member of the Seattle Latvian Folk Dancing Group (Trejdeksnītis) as well as the Latvian choir. I've also been thinking about posting something about my month-long adventure in Latvia, but just haven't gotten around to doing it. Maybe in the middle of winter I'll post about my summer in Latvia.
There are Latvians all over the place! There are folk dancing groups in many major cities across the US, Canada, Australia and (of course) Europe. Seattle, LA, Denver, Chicago (my sister dances in Chicago's group), Kalamazoo, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Milwaukee and probably some other cities. But I don't think any of them have performances as often as we do.
|I will be studying physics and math and hope to be a teacher one day. Just wanted to say thank you. as a high school student, it means the world to me that true human beings like you are pursuing such a selfless career as teaching. I have a feeling you'll be great. Is your name common in Latvia? Looks awesome :D and i'd love to hear about Latvia. I had a crazy summer in Armenia, maybe I'll follow your lead :)
I had excellent teachers in high school. My physics and math teachers were simply the best and they made me really enjoy these subjects. I owe a lot to them and hope to live up to the examples that they've set for me. Even though I didn't like high school all that much, I still manage to look back with fond memories. My actual name is Jēkabs (pronounced "yeah-kubs") and it's a fairly common Latvian name. My summer there was incredible and I hope to get around to writing about it in the next few weeks. I'd love to hear about your time in Armenia! I haven't traveled to as many places as I would like, so it's fun to have "second-hand experiences" through somebody else.