Meet the 2021 Youth Entrepreneurs from Latvia!
YEP -Latvia 2021 Participants at SeaTac Airport!
From December 1-8, 2021, FIUTS is thrilled to welcome students from Latvia as part of our Youth Entrepreneurship Program! During their week with FIUTS in Seattle, they’ll participate in workshops, site visits, and volunteer service activities focused on entrepreneurship and social impact work. Read on to learn more about this amazing group of young people!
Liene Skvarika
What is something you love about your hometown? I love the opportunities my hometown gives to me.
What is one goal you have for your future? No matter what am I doing in any part of my life, my goal is to be truly happy about it.
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? I will be on the other side of the map of the world. Everything else will be a big present for me.
Karīna Peiseniece
What is something you love about your hometown? In my hometown i feel at peace and calm, it has this charming feel that just overtakes your worries. It is perfect for escaping the fast-paced city life but not completely alienate yourself from urban life. It is a nice balance.
What is one goal you have for your future? I think of my goals as "what kind of person do i want to be? " and it is far less pressure because you don't feel a deadline for this self-improvement project. My goal is to be someone who you can trust and rely on. Human connection is one of the most powerful forces, that's why it is crucial to not lose that in everyday life.
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? I am most excited to explore the city of Seattle, learn about the culture and meet new people who have similar interests and most importantly a positive attitude towards life.
Anna Birina
What is something you love about your hometown? My hometown Talsi - it’s a very beautiful city, known for it’s 9 small hills all throughout the area. There lives just about 10 -15 thousand people, which is not much, but that’s one of the most amazing things - I know most of these people personally:)
What is one goal you have for your future? My biggest goal for the future is building my own business, so I can be my own boss. It still feels unrealistic and kinda crazy, but I have started my studies in business administration, so I feel optimistic about my future.
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? Omg! Everything! I’m excited to fly across the ocean to find out how people live here :) Also it would be amazing to see these several thrift shops where Macklemore filmed video for his song!
Kristiana Biezuma
What is something you love about your hometown? My hometown, it is a place were I know every corner and can walk with my eyes shut. But mostly it's because of my family, most of them live in my city. I can live in different places and cities but they will always bring me joy
What is one goal you have for your future? I, like many other my peers, have not yet discovered what is my 'calling' but for sure know that it is a place where I will have to communicate and make use of my creativity
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? Overall environment, be surrounded by likeminded and capable youngsters who are ready to change the world.
Elīna Jākobsone
What is something you love about your hometown? There are beautiful views, good food and mostly friendly people in my hometown, but what I like best about my hometown is that I almost always know which way to go or which way to take to get faster to my destination.
What is one goal you have for your future? I usually do not like to think about the future, because often what is planned does not come true. My goal is to stay happy, gain experience and have the courage to chance the things I do not like about my life.
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? I am looking forward to and I am excited about everything - about this whole experience.
Elizabete Antāne
What is something you love about your hometown? I love how mellow the atmosphere is in Riga.
What is one goal you have for your future? Grow as a person
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? The people and how different the culture is than Rigas.
Roze Krauze
What is something you love about your hometown? I love my hometowns architecture and the parks that are there.
What is one goal you have for your future? One goal for my future is to go on solo trip to another country. Experience travelling alone.
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? See the big city and skyscrapers.
We are also thrilled to welcome two adult mentors who are accompanying the group. We’re so grateful to have them as part of the program!
Ieva Sebre
What is something you love about your hometown? I live in Talsi. It is a very picturesque small town in Latvia. The most I love the evening walks with my husband after a long and fulfilling day of teaching my students.
What is one goal you have for your future? I want to be a teacher that can inspire my students and to be excited myself while participating in various projects.
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? The beautiful city!
Santa Kazaka
What is something you love about your hometown? About my hometown i love that it is an Art Nouveau architecture style city, also that it's green all around .
What is one goal you have for your future? One of my professional goals is to develop new teaching tools for business studies.
What are you most excited to experience in Seattle? To experience American culture.
The Youth Entrepreneurship Program is one of FIUTS’ Visiting Programs. Thank you to our partners at CoMotion, the Foster School’s Consulting and Business Development Center, Ventures, Seattle Meowtropolitan, Real Change, and Food Lifeline, as well as our FIUTS hosts and Ambassadors!