Day 50: Beach, barbecue and...

Another full day of filming was lined up for us today, starting with an interview conducted by moi. This is very good training for when I become that budding journalist I hope to be in the future. One of the best things I love about doing interviews is that you can have set questions to ask but then, because you feel so inspired by what the interviewee says, random (but poignant) questions just start rolling off the tongue!

I had heard that there was some sort of sporting competition at the local athletics stadium, so after the interview we decided to go along and check it out. I didn't have a clue what sport was being played - I presumed athletics - but it was far from it. Instead, it was fire and rescue sports.

I really wanted to join in...

We were actually watching the third Juniors World Championship in Fire and Rescue Sport and Youth Baltic Championship in Fire and Rescue Sport. I was so fascinated at seeing this for the first time that I stayed right until the end.

The winner!

So I've been thinking about what to do for my 19th birthday on August 4th. From next week onwards, I will be filming and participating in a 2-week international summer school hosted by the university so on my actual birthday I will be having a barbecue and beach party at sunset with the other participants. I hope to create some brilliant birthday memories here in Latvia and I think I've found the perfect thing to do:

Yep, BUNGEE JUMPING! What's more memorable than that? It's just an idea for now (even though I've heavily researched into it already) but knowing me, it is likely to happen.

Tonight, the film crew and I are hitting the clubs... to film. We will try to remain as professional as possible but we cannot guarantee that this will happen with my slick dance moves.