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I've been in Riga for 8 months now, first year at RTU. I thought I'd have more close friends by now, so I wanted to ask people who actually live here, especially Latvians.

My classmates are mostly from Uzbekistan and other countries. No Latvians in my class or friend group. I have a few Indian friends. I'm also friends with exchange students, but they leave every few months, so it feels like starting over each time. Other groups mostly stick to their own nationality, so it's hard to get close to them.

I tried ESN and met some cool people there. But after the event, I don't really see them again until the next one. Nothing turns into a real friendship.

So, locals — what should I actually do to make genuine friends here? Some questions:

Is it hard for Latvians to become close friends with foreigners, or am I just doing something wrong?

How do you turn someone you meet once at an event into an actual friend?

Is there any club or activity here that's not split by nationality — sports, gym, board games, anything like that?

Hello

We need urgently to come in contact with the right department at police in Latvia regarding a subcontractor that has stolen from our company.

We found a few different numbers but nobody we reached spoke enough English to help us.

Can anyone help?

Seems like everyone I known has been visiting Latvia and coming back with sick tattoos, some of the work I've seen would have costed over 5k here in Canada. So after sometime I found myself wandering the streets of Riga myself and after digging into this scene I few out of the country with a double sleeve.

Let me tell you, the level of detail some of these artists have is insane and the quality of work would have costed me literally up to 5X the cost if I were to do something like this back in Canada/US.

I'll do my due diligence and shoot this out there. Alina was my artist and has by far been the best to work out after consulting several different studios and other independent artists. There are definitely a lot of studios that come up on the google top searches but after learning about the scene they are a quick flip type of business usually aimed at tourists and located in the tourists area. Glad I found my new artist for life HAHA.

Never thought that a flight, accommodation, meals and a tattoo would cost less than some quotes I got in North America.

IG alina_tattoo_riga

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Neskaitot Aksenoka kunnga atkāpšanos, tikai pēc Prezidenta Rinkēviča izteikumiem, man ir pārdomas.

Iepriekš notika tiešāšanās ar kādu Raimondu Skuruli, kurš atklājot ievainojamību pieprasīja atlīdzību, kas varbūt nav līdz galam ētiski, bet parādīja, ka CSDD nav spējīgi atrast (un varbūt aizlāpīt) savas ievainojamības. [https://lvportals.lv/dienaskartiba/365403-drosibas-profesionalu-asociacija-csdd-attieksme-pret-drosibas-petnieku-ir-nepienemama-2024\] Līdzīgi gadījumi ir bijuši ar sabiedrībā zināmo Elvi Strazdiņu, kuru vairākkārt vēlējās sodīt, par to, ka viņš ir atradis ievainojamības, vai arī sazinās ar hakeriem, lai noskaidrotu viņu motivāciju. Tas viss liek domāt par filmās attēlotu padomju savienību, kur par nepilnību izcilšanu, kāds tiek sodīts, jo tiek kritizēta varenā vadība un tas ir nepiedodams grēks.

Latvijā ir 1,845 miljoni iedzīvotāji [https://stat.gov.lv/lv/statistikas-temas/iedzivotaji/iedzivotaju-skaits/247-iedzivotaju-skaits-un-ta-izmainas\], grūti neticēt, ka tie ir praktiski visi csdd lietotāji, ja uzlauzto datu (personu) skaits ir 1,2 mijoni. Ko, tas tagad nozīmē, katram no auto braucējiem un auto īpašniekiem? Vai mums ir jāiet latvija lv un jāieslēdz iespēja, ka mēs neņemam kredītus? Vai mums tiešām ir jāiegādājas apsardzes pakalpojumi mājām, ja mums ir mazliet dārgāks auto, ja zagļi redz, ka es braucu ar jaunāko audi vai volvo?

Aksenoks norāda, ka drošību nodrošina Tet, tas pats Tet kuru reklāmas par drošības pakalpojumiem tiek raidītas tv reklāmās, tas pats Tet, kuru meitas uzņēmums nodrošina žoga būvēšanu pie austrumu robežas, tas pats Tet, kuri "...arī neko nebija atklājuši...". Izclets, ka "...maksājam šim uzņēmumam lielu naudu katru mēnesi par šo uzraudzību.." arī liek domāt, kā tā var būt, ka tik traki ar drošības pakalpojumu sniedzējiem. Mežu uzņēmums, kurš sniedz IT pakalpojumus (?) tiek uzlauzts dēļ vājas drošības, ceļu drošības uzņēmums, kurš saņem drošības pakalpojums no Tet, arī tiek uzlauzts. Tātad neatkarīgi no pakalpojumu sniedzēja, drošība ir vāja, vai pakalpojumu sniedzējs nav līmenī. Sabiedrībā ironiski runā, ka iepirkumos uzvar 6 uzņēmumi un tad nav jābrīnās, ka nekas nemainās. Mums pašiem skaidro, ka privātiem uzņēmumiem nav tik viegli uzvarēt šādos iepirkumu konkursos un universitātēs māca, ka valsts līmeņa pakalpojumus arī nevajadzētu uzticēt privātiem uzņēmumiem. Bet šajā gadījumā dati tika atdoti tāpat, varvūt tomēr vajadzētu uzticēt datu drošību, vai vismaz auditus privātiem pakalpojumu sniedzējiem ar pietiekošu ekspertīzi, vai vismaz cert. lv ? Varbūt tā bija kāda sabotāža saistīta ar privātu uzņēmumu, kuri savukārt iegūtu iespēju piedalīties jaunos iepirkumos dēļ šādiem gadījumiem?

"Aksenoks pastāstīja, ka kāda no "Cert.lv" darbiniecēm bija komunicējusi ar CSDD kiberdrošības speciālistu un sūtījusi viņam arī līguma projektu. Speciālists uzdevis papildu jautājumus, gaidījis atbildi, bet tā no "Cert.lv" netika saņemta", vai varētu būt tā, ka tas nebija cert, bet kāds, kurš uzdodas par cert pārstāvi? Ja viņiem būtu interese, vai viņi nebūtu sazinājušies citā, oficiālā ceļā ar cert un mēģinājuši noskaidrot, kas īsti notiek?

Man ir pāris jautājumi par procesu, jo dažas no prasībām nav iespējams izpildīt.

Hi everyone! I was just wondering where to buy winter clothes at not crazy prices but that still u keeps u warm (obv I don't mean to buy a jacket for 50 euro or smt like that because affordable and warm usually don't fit togheter :( ) And do u have any advice about winter in general in Riga?

I'm studying for an MBA at a private university (EKA Augskola) in Latvia. Due to what appears to be an administrative mistake, one required course (Design Thinking) was never added to my schedule, so I never had the opportunity to take it. I repeatedly contacted the university to clarify my remaining subjects, but the issue was never resolved.

Now the university wants me to repeat another semester, even though I'm willing to take the missed course, my remaining failed course (which is just one), and complete my thesis in the current semester.

As per their rule I can only have 1 subject along with Thesis, due to administrative mistake now I landed up with 2 subjects needed to be passed + Thesis!

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Can a university require an extra semester when the delay resulted from its own scheduling/administrative error? What options do I have in Latvia if they refuse?

Vai varat ieteikt apskates vietas vidzemē? Kaut kas līdzīgs kā Neonija, mini ciemats, šķībā māja…kur arī ieejas biļete nav pārspīlēti augsta. Atvērts darba dienā.
Kaut ko tādu kur var ko jaunu uzzināt vai ieraudzīt, vai apskatīt ko skaistu, pa dabas takām un klintīm daudz staigāts jau😇

Labs vakars! Vai kādam ir friziera vai studiju rekomendācijas Rīgā, kas nesačakarēs garu matu griezumu ar vārgu improvizāciju?

Hi everyone! A family member of mine had a bike accident in Ventspils and is currently in hospital. They've been told they can't leave until they have a Philadelphia-style cervical neck fixator.

The hospital itself does not sell or lend the ones they have. So we're trying to find one for purchase in Ventspils or somewhere nearby ASAP.

Does anyone know a pharmacy, medical-supply store or other place that might have one, or be able to get one in the next 1-2 days?

Any help would be appreciated, as we only speak English and communication with locals is not always straightforward.