Meet the 2022 Youth Entrepreneurs from Latvia!
From August 9-16, 2022, 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!
Ance Gailuma
What is something you love about the place you live?
Two words that perfectly describe the place I live are peace and nature. There are a couple of private houses, a few shops, a library, two schools, and a beautiful church. People here know each other very well and news travel at the speed of light. However, green forests and wide fields of crops remind us how important it is to be connected with nature.
What are your academic or professional interests?
I study a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Tartu, but next semester I will be an exchange student at the Catholic University of Leuven in Brussels, Belgium. I have been interested in business since a very early age and right now I apply my knowledge in real life - I have startups in Latvia and Estonia. These businesses are all about my passion - technologies in medicine and longevity.
What is your dream for the future?
I hope to create a company that will create innovation in healthcare. There are many people in need of help both in developed and developing countries. In addition to having my own business, I would like to experience the world of adrenaline - skydiving, climbing mountains and even visiting space. Every day is a new chance to make this world a better place and feel the ground beneath our feet, smell the roses blooming in parks, and spend time with our loved ones. If we live a day to the fullest, our whole lives will be filled with joy and great memories as well.
Marta Varlamova
What is something you love about the place you live?
I love that my country isn't big and the people around me all feel like family.
What are your academic or professional interests?
My academic interests are in the communication field, I study Public relations.
What is your dream for the future?
My dream for the future is to change and evolve in every aspect of my life, because- what exists, will change.
Katrina Resne
What is something you love about the place you live?
I love nature in Latvia, the country I'm from.
What are your academic or professional interests?
I study Fashion Design
What is your dream for the future?
I dream of creating the biggest flower gardens in the world to protect nature from landfills.
Alika Usanova
What is something you love about the place you live?
I like that my town is very quite and comfy. We have a clean and beautiful nature
What are your academic or professional interests?
I like fashion, music and business.
What is your dream for the future?
I would like to travel a lot and discover different cultures.
Elina Drege
What is something you love about the place you live?
I like the fact that my city is very clean and beautiful, it is also located next to the sea
What are your academic or professional interests?
I'm interested in the business sector and I'm good at it, as well as the film industry
What is your dream for the future?
My dream is to become a flight attendant, have a big family and a dog
Daniela Ginko
What is something you love about the place you live?
My relatives, my home, nature, sea
What are your academic or professional interests?
Higher education in a sought-after field
What is your dream for the future?
Family
Tomass Aizstrauts
What is something you love about the place you live?
Nature
What are your academic or professional interests?
Machanic, dance teacher, influencer
What is your dream for the future?
Make my own movement and brand of clothing or be owner of car shop
Katrina Cirule
What is something you love about the place you live?
I live in Finland and I love how people appreciate and take care of nature here
What are your academic or professional interests?
I’m studying Entrepreneurship and Team Leadership, and my current professional interests are in the fields of human resources & innovation
What is your dream for the future?
My dream is to be honest and develop my gifts so I could help others live a happier life!
Megija Jegere
What is something you love about the place you live?
I like that it is calm and that there are not many people
What are your academic or professional interests?
I study humanities.
What is your dream for the future?
I would like to finally understand what exactly I want for my future and what kind of job I would want to work.
Elizabete Olengovica
What is something you love about the place you live?
I love Latvian folklore - folk songs, folk dances, folk costumes, traditional instruments, etc.
What are your academic or professional interests?
I am in a class with art, social sciences, and history majors.
What is your dream for the future?
I want people to respect each other.
Elina Drege
What is something you love about the place you live?
To be honest, I love everything about the place I live. I believe our town is one of the safest towns in the Europe. I like that it is very clean and modern here. And the beach is only a few minutes away! Although i wish that we would have more places for teenagers to spend their spare time at.
What are your academic or professional interests?
I am very interested in planning different events because I am very creative, I also love when everything is organized and planned out!
What is your dream for the future?
My biggest dream in the future is to find something that will set my soul on fire, to find something I am going to be very passionate about, I haven’t found it yet but what’s mine won’t pass me by. And honestly, I would love to open my own shop and decorate it myself.
Ricards Tabaks
What is something you love about the place you live?
Silence
What are your academic or professional interests?
Hockey
What is your dream for the future?
To become a businessman and the first billionaire in Latvia
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Iveta Vabule
What is something you love about the place you live?
I love the forest around the city and the lake by my house. It is very green in the Summer and becomes the Winter capital of Latvia.
What are your academic or professional interests?
Entrepreneurship, economics
What is your dream for the future?
To start my own business
Kristine Zelca
What is something you love about the place you live?
Peace, nature, sea
What are your academic or professional interests?
Music, geography, career education for young people
What is your dream for the future?
To travel the world, especially to be in Los Angeles... To create my dream garden. To speak good English
Anita Jozus
What is something you love about the place you live?
I am from Latvia, where the nature is very beautiful and clean.
What are your academic or professional interests?
I am a teacher and I teach social sciences and business.
What is your dream for the future? My dream in the future is to travel as much as possible and have new cultural experiences.