Kintija Beļska
startedherbusinessinsecretwithout anyone knowing , butnow the brand
“ SleekLashes ” isknown , notonlyinBritain , butother countriesaswel .
InaconversationwithABN , Kintijaonlyreafirmsthelong-knowntruth – theroadto progres , originandagedoesn ’ tmater – whatmatersisinitiative . Thegirl ’ sface isalmostalwaysdecoratedwithawonderfulsmileandsheiscalingotherstohave morefunwithboththingswecomeacroseverydayandthenicelitlethings !
Canyoutelmehow longyoubeenhereandwhatcausedyoutorelocate ? IcametotheUKwhenIwas14 . Atthetime , IwaslivinginaLatvianvilageandI wasboredwithmyusualroutine . MymotherhadbeeninEnglandforayearand sheaskedmeifIwouldliketomoveinwithher . Ididn ’ thavetothinklong ; Isaid yes .
Youareonly24 , Iknow youarestudyingbutyouarealreadythe directorofyourowncompanywhichshipsproductsworldwide . Canyoutelmehow thiscompanywasmade ?
Ifinishedmystudiesin2010 . WhileIwasstudyingatuniversity , I wantedtotakeupapart-timejobsoIcouldpayformyown entertainment . Itriedworkingatnightbyselingclubentrance tickets , spreadingflyers , workingincafes , butIunderstoodthat thoseweren ’ tseriouscareersanditwashardtocombineitwith mystudies .
Iwas very interested in the idea of working formyself . Eyelash extensionstempted me because atthe time itwas something new ; manypeople didn ’ tknow aboutthat . After completing courses , Istarted working ata salon and in my mother ’ sschool . Iquicklyrealized Iwasgood atitbutIkept thinkingaboutposibilitiesofearningbynotinvestingsomuch time .
Iunderstandyouwenttocolegehereforacoupleofyears . Wasitdificulttosetle here ?
Yes , Ifinished GCSE and then A-levels and , thereafter , a universityhereinBritain . WhenI moved here , my English knowledge was minimal . I cannotsayIwasthepopulargirl atschool ; itwasn ’ teasy asa teenager – to learn a new language , makefriendsalwhile pasing schoolexams . Athome in England there were many isueswithmyparentsbecauseI wanted to go back to Latvia eventhoughitwasmychoiceto cometoEngland .
Iwasn ’ talowedtogobackbecauseIhadmadeapromiseto myparentstostayintheUK . For me , itwashard to understand how treated the teacherbecausetherewasnothinglikethat backhome . Itwashardtounder stand the way students treat teachers , and it seemed unacceptabletome .
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