My name is Oksana Osipčuka. After many years spent in sunny Italy, returning home to Latvia, I began to rediscover my own country. The more I immersed myself in our culture and ancient traditions, the more I realized — how much we truly have here.
Latvia is not just beautiful nature with green forests, blue rivers, and lakes. It is a living breath that resides in people who still today proudly honor the heritage of their ancestors — they weave, mow, cook, sing, tell stories, and live in harmony with the rhythms shaped by nature and centuries-old wisdom.
This passion led me to the desire to share it with others — to show Latvia as I see and feel it myself — authentic, unfiltered, and heartfelt. Places where the scent of freshly baked bread fills the air in a countryside homestead, where the silence of a black sauna carries the voices of ancestors, where grandma’s recipes turn into meals that warm both the body and soul.
Here live people who not only speak about culture but are part of it themselves — in their hands are born linen towels, honey, wooden spoons, and embroidery that tells stories of our nation’s roots.
With every journey I create, I want people to truly feel this Latvia. Not just to see it, but to experience it — to breathe in the scent of the forest, to taste countryside delights, to listen to stories passed down through generations, and to realize how rich our heritage truly is.
This is a Latvia that lives. And I invite you to discover it, too.
