Yesterday I said good-bye to one of my closest friends, if not my closest, here in Latvia. I picked Andis up at 8am and took him to the airport in Riga. He’s going to England to work for a few months. Unfortunately, we’ll head to America in September and he won’t come back to Latvia until October, so we won’t see each other again until we get back to Latvia in March.

It’s sad. Andis is like family for me, for us. He’s like my little brother and I’ll miss him terribly.

If anyone is up near Derby, go to The Bulls Head in Wilson and look for a really tall guy either waiting tables or working at the bar… and say “Hi” to him for me.

Take care, Andi.