Hello, my dear Steemians! It's Introduction Time!!! Guess who's half Latvian & half Russian living in Denmark? ^_^

You guessed it right: meeeeeee!!!! ^_^

So, first of all, thank you for being curious enough to want to know me!
In fact, not only I want to introduce myself, I encourage you to introduce yourself in one sentence. Can you do that within 8-10 words that (according to you) define you and your values in life in the most accurate way? :P

If that's too much, you don't have to do it. I understand that it sounds almost like homework.
Keep on reading and maybe by the end of this story you'll want to share yours in an essence.


So...

Who Am I?
My name is Liga. I'm a blonde blue-eyed girl from Latvia.
I grew up bilingual (Russian & Latvian) and that definitely helped me grow into a person that I am today as I was able to take part in both cultures and watch them clash right in front of my eyes pretty much all of my life while living in Latvia. If you don't know what I am talking about, I can elaborate on that in another post (just let me know if that's interesting cause I wouldn't know). :)



What's my Story?
I was born in Riga (capital of Latvia), although I would spend my Summers in countryside, where I'd do all the things that city girls wouldn't be able to relate to (milking cows, digging potatoes, taking care of chicken, go fishing...you get the picture). :) So I am a somewhat mix between a city girl and a country girl. For example, I am terrrrrrified of spiders but I love going into woods to collect blueberries.

I was doodling and drawing ever since I can remember myself, and my mum was very supportive of that, so I got to attend an art school for kids/teens while I was in school.

Additionally, I also started dancing (before I even went to school), it was ballet in various places, and then one day my mum took me to (back then probably the closest classes to) hip hop dance and I lllloved it! Danced throughout my childhood different styles, performed too...if you wish, I can make an entire post about that journey (let me know in comments). I could even add pictures and dig out some videos if possible :D

One of my passions during my childhood was English language.
I took extra effort in learning English on my own. One of the motivations (or let's be real - the first motivation back then) was Michael Jackson's songs! I really wanted to know what he was singing about. So, I got my mum investing into extra English tutoring and other English classes, which helped me a great deal, to say the least.

Later on I got hold of Harry Potter books and I wanted to read them in English, so I became best friends with my fat English-Latvian dictionary. :) This is another real life example that kids can learn stuff if only they have a genuine motivation...but we can talk about that in another post as well, if you wish. ;)

Where am I now?
I live in Denmark, Copenhagen city.

I moved here by accident...and if you're curious to know how exactly, I can tell you about that too. ;)

What did I study?
I studied English Philology for one academic year in Latvia, then I did
- Academic Program in Multimedia Design and Communication in Denmark, as well as
- BA in Digital Concept Design and
- MSc. in Operations and Innovation Management.

What do I do now?
I am a creative Comic Artist. I create stories around the main character which basically is the exaggerated copy of me,lol. Her name is Pin Key and you'll know more about her in my future posts.

Additionally, I am developing my strategy on how entrepreneurs could utilize visuals such as my comics to present their message/post/announcement to their target audience in order to catch attention visually. I think that not many people realize the potential of comics, and I am going to do something about that. :)

Other Activities?
I'm very passionate about

• Pole Dancing -and let me clarify before you assume anything- first of all, I am not good at it (yet)!!! I started this sport just recently in March, so I'm a total newbie, nevertheless, I moved to Level 2 recently so I guess I'm doing something right! :D Secondly, pole dance is not equal to stripping. I just wanted to mention that in case any of you were wondering. There are many misconceptions and assumptions about this sport (yes, it's a sport like CrossFit only more fun, lol), but I won't go into that now.
  
  
• Graphic Design - although my current focus is specifically on logo designs and photo editing. Basically, if you need to look pretty on a picture, but for some reason you don't, I'm the one to turn to and with my magic touch on Photoshop I can fix whatever needs fixing, so you can frame that picture and hang it on a wall :D


• Photography - I know, I already mentioned that I am awesome at editing picture, but I also enjoy taking pictures, although I am far from a pro, I'm an amateur who can get carried away by taking pictures of people and nature, especially macro pictures! I like capturing moments, being invisible if possible.

Why am I here?
I want to share my comic art with the world. My mission is to bring smiles to people and brighten their day even if just for a second. So, I found out that steemit is one way to do it or at least one step closer to reaching as many people as possible.

What content will I share here?
I'm eager to share my comics and the stories behind. I will listen to what you, guys & gals, would be interested in, and try to deliver according to that, but in general, I will just follow my gut feeling and share whatever comes along (worth sharing). :)
I also would like to tell my stories. My experience with people, traveling, cultural differences, concepts and ideas about...stufffff :P

As the last thing I wanted to add "Strange Facts About Me", but then I thought that maybe I should wrap up and leave this for later, because it will just get way too loooong of a post (if it isn't already)! :D

So that's "shortly" about ME - the Comic Artist, Liga! :))

Congratulations for those of you who made it till the end of this post!
I admire your patience!
It also probably means my story was engaging enough to keep you this long. *shameless self-praise*
Let me know if there's something I forgot to cover yet you'd like to know.

And now...
it's your turn to say Hi back :)
We can also keep it simple if you just tell me
Who you are and where you are from.