Originally posted in July 2013. (Note: This website no longer exists, hence links to it no longer function.) Two weeks ago, Namejs wrapped up its greatest adventure yet when it performed in Rīga, Latvia, as part of Dziesmu Svētki, the largest Latvian event in existence. It has taken us two weeks since our return to … More Namejs.com: Latvijas Dziesmu Svetki Wrap-Up
Originally posted June 2014. (Note: This website no longer exists, hence links to it no longer function.) Did you all have a happy Jani? We sure did! As is now our annual custom, Namejs hit the road this past weekend and headed to Freehold, New Jersey to celebrate the Latvian Summer Solstice in serious style … More Namejs.com: Jani 2014 Wrap-Up
Originally posted in June 2014. (Note: This website no longer exists, hence links to it no longer function.) http://web.archive.org/web/20141221200111if_/http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZAHeK2qQLVw?feature=oembed Check out this video! And then, go here to our video section to check out some more! Once you’re done, you may find yourself asking many questions. First up, you will exclaim “Holy moly those are … More Namejs.com: Heritage Days Final Rehearsal 2014
Originally posted in July 2014. (Note: This website no longer exists, thus links to it no longer function.) It’s the moment every Namejs fan has been waiting for… our official report from Dziesmu Svetki! This year we traveled to Hamilton, Canada, to join forces with dancers from the USA, Canada, Latvia, Ireland, and Germany. If … More Namejs.com: 2014 Hamiltonas Dziesmu Svetki Write-Up
Originally posted here on November 4, 2015. A video game character, a bearded Boy Scout, a referee, and Mr. Clean walk onto a beach together. No, it’s not the beginning of a cheesy joke. It’s the winning team from this year’s Kostīmu Kauss (“Costume Cup”), held this past weekend outside Los Angeles. Kostīmu Kauss is a Halloween-themed volleyball … More Kostīmu Kauss: The World’s Best Halloween-Themed Latvian Volleyball Tournament
Four Star review, originally posted here on November 3, 2015. This book took me forever to finish. It’s dense, repetitive, long, and dry. I wound up basically reading one or two chapters every month or so every time I finished some other book. If you’re looking for a can’t-put-it-down page-turner, or for flowing prose, this … More Goodreads Review: A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Originally published here on October 28, 2015. “I was born right here, in the middle of this volleyball court, on a Thursday night back in ’85,” says my brother Alberts with a wink, pointing towards a church banquet hall bisected by a volleyball net hung between two hooks in the walls. His joke isn’t too far from the … More Nama Volejs: The World of DC Latvian Volleyball
Some people may think it is cheesy or lamesauce, but I personally LOVE NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). I love it so much that, in just a few days, I will begin my 8th year of participation. The basic deal is that you are given 1 month in which to write 50,000 words. If you … More How to America: Tales from the Train
I have, to date, self-published one novel, released in April 2012. It is called Holly, The Captain, and Handsome Jack, and you should obviously go buy it and read it. Here’s a blurb: Holly is a young woman born and raised in the Virginia colony. Upon returning home from several years living in England, she … More Holly, The Captain, and Handsome Jack
Four Star review, originally posted here on October 22, 2015. Memoirs of a Geisha had 3 major strikes working against it when I started reading it: 1. It was a bestseller that everyone else raved about. I usually hate these books as they tend to be terrible (ahem, Water for Elephants, ahem, Gone Girl, etc) … More Goodreads Review: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
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