Social media provides plenty of evidence of who is shadowing whom today, with everyone from the President downwards getting the chance to interact with students of various ages.
Indeed President Raimonds Vējonis has no fewer than 12 shadows today, so it may be a bit of a squeeze in the presidential limousine. Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš also has an impressive entourage today.
Valsts prezidenta @Vejonis tikšanās ar Ministru prezidentu @krisjaniskarins @Ēnudiena pic.twitter.com/6ZzRD1Yxtq
— Valsts prezidents (@Rigas_pils) February 13, 2019
The day is organised by Junior Achievement Latvia, which said this year 1,545 employers and institutions were taking part, with more than 8,000 different jobs being shadowed. More than 30,000 students applied to take part in Shadow Day.
"Shadow Day is no longer seen as a holiday from school. Pupils choose to learn about the skills and knowledge needed by professionals in a particular field, and get to know the everyday life of the chosen professional. They will be able to use their experience when planning their career and future profession,” said Jānis Krievāns, Manager of Shadow Day, Junior Achievement Latvia.
The most active shadow donors this year are the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia , offering 200 vacancies, State Fire and Rescue Service - 113, Jelgava Municipality - 97, Emergency Medical Service - 76, AS AirBaltic - 68 and Aloja Council - 33 Vacancies.
Others were also keen to share evidence of their shadows. The State Property Agency boasts 31 shadows.
Ēnu diena @VNI_LV ir sākusies! Šodien pie mums 31 ĒNA no visas Latvijas. Skatīsimies, iepazīsimies, domāsim un iedvesmosimies! #Ēnudiena #ĒnuDienaVNĪ #JuniorAchievement pic.twitter.com/4QfltGXCx6
— Valsts nekustamie īp (@VNI_LV) February 13, 2019
Finance Minister Jānis Reirs will be able to get some much-needed help preparing the state budget.
??Gūstam pieredzi, visu ieraugot savām acīm! ? Ministram Jānim Reiram seko ne viena vien ēna - droši zinām, ka šiem skolēniem būs intensīva un jauniem iespaidiem piesātināta diena!?#ĒnuDiena2019#enudiena pic.twitter.com/I6Vurrg1pc
— Finanšu ministrija (@Finmin) February 13, 2019
Meanwhile Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs was spotted talking to his own shadows.
Ēnu diena @Arlietas ir sākusies!
— Ārlietu ministrija (@Arlietas) February 13, 2019
Ministrs @edgarsrinkevics, uzrunājot ēnas, pauž gandarījumu, ka jaunieši ir izrādījuši interesi par diplomāta arodu. @T2VSK @SmiltenesVSK @RTUIZV #ēnudiena #jalatvia #nācēnot pic.twitter.com/GRe98MYzyY
Five lucky students got to shadow researchers in particle physics from the Riga Technical University (RTU), which offered secondary school students interested in high energy particle physics research a chance to go to Geneva in Switzerland and to see the RTU researchers working at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN).
Šodien #ĒnuDiena daudz labu iespēju skolēniem, bet domāju, ka šī ir viena no labākajām - pieci skolēni dodas uz Šveici, uz #CERN iepazīties ar @RTU_LV zinātnieku darbu pasaules galvenajā daļiņu fizikas izpētes centrā. https://t.co/1VlIQkY9MT
— Ivars Svilans (@ivarssvilans) February 13, 2019
Meanwhile at Latvian Railways, the boardroom is looking considerably more energetic than usual.
Arī pie mums šodien #ĒnuDiena - jaunieši iepazīstas ar LDz un gatavi ēnot mūsu darbiniekus! :) pic.twitter.com/epsvHhjaHd
— Latvijas dzelzceļš (@VAS_LDz) February 13, 2019
Some soccer fans had the chance to shadow the legendary Kaspars Gorkšs in his role as President of the Latvian Football Federation.
#ĒnuDiena pie futbola, Vilka un @KasparsGorkss
— Futbola federācija (@kajbumba) February 12, 2019
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You can find many more using the #ĒnuDiena hashtag. More information about the program Shadow Day can be found at www.enudiena.lv.
