Yesterday I was leaving the training center and stopped to say "Ata" (bye) to the Riga 2 ladies, who were just starting Prayer Meeting - by eating ice cream (!) Zaiga said "Es milu tev" (I love you) and the other three ladies immediately joined in as if they had rehearsed it "Es milu tev ari" (I love you too!) You would have to know the other 3 ladies to appreciate what those words mean. Ilona RT said "You can't leave this!" I will miss those ladies.
Today Arturs and I spent 2 1/2 hours driving around Riga. It is so hot today and I was trying not to be "American" and use the air conditioner, but finally had to give in. We were trying to find a place to repair our video projector. 2 places on opposite sides of town which we were told would do it, but neither would help us. We drove to RHQ to get some more information from Edgars, but he wasn't there. So, hours of driving in the heat for nothing. That's not what I want to remember...I want to remember the good conversations we had along the way and the laughs we had when we returned to the training center having accomplished nothing. I will miss Arturs!
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