Tag Archives: expat

Linda in Wonderland?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by BerLinda

Question: What’s more entertaining than a bunch of drunk, toothless, cross-eyed Russians playing football with an empty bottle? Answer: The 16th Annual Ice Sculpture Festival in Jelgava, that’s what! Or at least that’s what I hoped on Saturday afternoon as … Continue reading →

Posted in Festivals, Food, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Travel | Tagged expat, Festivals in Latvia, Food, humor, Humour, Ice sculpting, Ice slide, International Ice Sculpture Festival, Jelgava, Latvia, Latvian men, The Baltic Times, Vodka, Winter in Latvia, Yummy Janis | 68 Comments

Jānis gets Yummier

Posted on February 2, 2014 by BerLinda

Since our first meeting, Yummy Jānis and I have been restricted to getting to know each other better via Facebook as he lives in Jelgava (of all places). It’s been an eye-opening experience. For example, I recently discovered that Yummy is quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor, Humour, Latvian men, Love and Relationships | Tagged Beyoncé, Blogging, Dating, expat, Finding a man in Latvia, Food, Gangsta rap, humor, Humour, Irish food, Jelgava, Latvia, Latvian men, meat, Men cooking, Relationships, The Onyx, Wine | 127 Comments

Expat Eye is One!

Posted on January 28, 2014 by BerLinda

Today Expat Eye on Latvia is one year old! What a year it’s been – I’ve met some amazing people, both online and in the real world, and I’m so grateful to them for reading. I can hardly believe that … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Latvia | Tagged birthdays, blog comments, Blogging, Blogging community, expat, humor, Humour, Latvia, Milestones, trolls, Wine | 167 Comments

The weird and wonderful world of Latvian names

Posted on January 25, 2014 by BerLinda

For Christmas, one of my students gave me a calendar and, I have to say, it really is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only do I now know what day it is most of the time, I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Humour, Language, Latvia, Latvian women | Tagged Changing your name, Children, Choosing your child's name, Cock, expat, humor, Humour, language, Latvia, Latvian name days, Latvian names, Latvian names and their meanings, Vagina | 164 Comments

Mobile Mania

Posted on January 18, 2014 by BerLinda

Latvians are not the most verbose of people. In response to my ‘So, did you have a nice Christmas/New Year?’, I received, ‘Yes’. OK, OK, so it was a closed question – I should have known better. I quickly realised … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian people | Tagged Communication, davai, Driving in Latvia, expat, humor, Humour, labi, Latvia, Latvian drivers, Latvian people, Mobile phones, Talking on the phone, čau | 102 Comments

The Big 3-6

Posted on January 15, 2014 by BerLinda

Yup, I’m no longer a 35-year-old spinster, but a 36-year-old one (who’s been ‘horny too long time’, if you believe the hype). My birthday was yesterday but as Tuesday is kind of a crap day to celebrate, I decided to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Humour, Latvian men, Latvian women, Old age | Tagged Birthday presents, birthdays, champagne, expat, humor, Humour, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, Lifts, TEFL, Wine | 105 Comments

Ice Ice Baby

Posted on January 8, 2014 by BerLinda

After you’ve pissed off an entire country, there’s really only one thing left to do, and that is go to a place where there are lots of people from that country moving around, at speed, on very sharp objects. Yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Traditions, Expat, Humor, Humour, Latvian people | Tagged birthdays, cake, Dinamo Riga, expat, ice rink, ice-skating, Jurmala, Latvia, Latvian men, Latvian women, superstitions | 114 Comments

A few days in Dublin

Posted on December 31, 2013 by BerLinda

I spent Christmas in Dublin and what a wonderful few days it was. In case you’re wondering, yes, Latvia let me back in. Passport control Jānis: What happened to your passport? Me: (Shrug) It got wet and sticky. (I didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Expat, Humor, Humour, Latvia, Travel | Tagged Boots, Bulmers, Christmas, Drogas, Dublin, expat, Family, Food, Friends, Ireland, Latvia, Leopard print, New Year, Pork | 88 Comments

The Latvians take over! (Part 1)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by BerLinda

As I’ve said before, I’m taking a little break over the Christmas holidays. Rejoice/Bemoan as you will. In my absence, I’m running a few guest posts from Latvians – none of whom are called Jānis, oddly enough. The first post … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture and Traditions, Latvia, Latvian people, Love and Relationships, Travel | Tagged Christmas, Emigrating, expat, Family, Guest post, Home, Jelgava, Latvia, Latvian people, Love, Moving to America | 39 Comments

My 15 minutes

Posted on December 16, 2013 by BerLinda

Becoming the most notorious woman in a country overnight is no fun. I’ve spent hours trawling through messages because, unlike some, I believe that everyone is entitled to their opinion so I’ve published them all – good and bad. It’s … Continue reading →