I was planning to sleep-in today, but yet
another nightmare woke me up... and this scared me even more than the last one. This time, I was on my way to the airport with my family to catch a plane to France. Everything seemed to be going okay - I had my suitcases this time. I don't know how this happened but I ended up going to the departure gate before going through customs. By this time it was 10am. I looked at the boarding ticket and it said the plane was taking off at 11.15am, which gave me enough time to go through customs. Suddenly, everyone started moving forward. They were already getting on the plane! I didn't know what to do... An American airline worker appeared in front of me and we ended up running to customs.
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It was this guy! |
I called my family amongst all the chaos. As they were explaining they had already made their way back home, my phone battery died. Then I realised I'd left my laptop charger, phone charger and camera charger - basically every charger I own - at home. That's when I woke up in a panic.
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This is going on my packing list for France. |
I made a dreamcatcher when I was very young. They were adopted by Native American communities as a protective charm to be hung above the bed. Good dreams are filtered whilst the bad ones stay in the net. These dreams may seem trivial but I'm learning a lot from them. There's no doubt I will have more and more as the times to leave Latvia and fly to France draw closer.
You'll be glad to know that today's filming was not cancelled or postponed like the past two days so I have something to report back on. Our first plan was to ride up and down Gauja River in a water tram and the weather was perfect for it.
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View from the back of the tram: the sun dazzling on the water. |
I could just about contain my excitement. The captain said that a maximum of 30 people were allowed on the tram at one time, otherwise we would sink. As more and more people were entering the tram, I subconsciously kept a tally on how many people were on board.
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Waiting for more people to join the group. |
And yes, there really was a captain:
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Excellent driver, I must say. |
We got some really good shots of the river and its surroundings, but what was coming next was the best part: the rapids. As the captain was giving us a brief history of the 450km river, I couldn't help but look at the training kayakers in the background.
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They seem pretty good! |
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Okay, maybe not... |
Aren't you meant to stay above the water?
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I might try this move in France! |
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I swear it was the same guy every time... |
I'm so glad I finally got to ride on the Gauja tram. Now I can tick it off my list of things to do in Valmiera! After a quick pit stop at Hesburger to grab some fries and "top up our tanks", we headed to our second filming location: a music school concert. I thought it would add a nice touch to the film, showing the creativity of the town. And boy were they creative! There were children as young as 5 playing the piano, flute, clarinet and violin like professionals, but the life and soul of the part had to be 87 year old legendary Valmierian pianist who I think actually manages the music school.
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Here she is! |
Another successful day of filming - check. If magical music and cool kayaking doesn't encourage international students watching this film to come to Valmiera, I don't know what will!
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Straight in the memory box. |
"If you can dream it, you can make it so" - Daisaku Ikeda
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