Labas friends! Oh my, so much has happened since I last spoke with you! I have this long exhaustive list of things I wanted to blog about to you but as it’s getting longer and longer, the less and less I wanted to write all of it. So I am going to do a condensed version in the form of a list! Pictures to follow!
· Finally arrived to Lithuania, it was 1 am, we were exhausted, and our friend Renata is fabulous.
· First meal in Lithuania- Italian?
· Explored the city ALLLLL by ourselves!
· Saw a museum without even realizing it, a Defense Tower
· Bought a scarf (…I NEEDED it!)
· Had some very traditional food- cepelinis and gira, both are very good! Don’t know what that is? Think potatoes, potatoes, potatoes.
· Also, our friend Radvile is also very, very fabulous!
· Went to see a castle on a lake!
· Met a very brave Canadian.
· Found out that banana and Nutella is a favorite Lithuanian dessert combo.
· Did a little sight-seeing tour in Vilnius
· Went to the National Art Gallery- saw work by Blatas and many other Lithuanian artists. I loved this so much I still might devote another blog post on it.
· Attend a church service that was in Lithuanian, some of it was translated.
· Had my first Lithuanian beer- Svytury’s Baltas- it was delicious. (Oh! This reminds me, Lithuanians do their quotations so weird! ,,I’m Lithuanian!” First time I saw this I thought it was a mistake on a sign)
· Ate LOTS of crepes- Ham and cheese, Apple and of course Banana and Nutella!
· Rode on a train with a crazy Ukrainian who asked- “Can I have your number??”
· Arrived in Siauliai!!
· Went shopping almost immediately and found out that Lithuanian stores are very different (they don’t have brown sugar?!)
· Met a lot of Erasmus kids! They represent tons of different countries, let me break it down for you- 4 Italians, 2 Hungarians, 3 Germans, 3 Frenchmen, 5 Turks, 3 Koreans, 1 Spaniard, 1 Czech, 1 Slovak, tons of Latvians (I’ve lost count of them!) and 2 Americans! And there are more to come!
· Joined in on a world record! We had to bounce a basketball for 5 minutes, and people from all over Lithuanian were doing it too at the same time. Got a free basketball out of it! Even though it was pouring freezing rain we all had fun.
· Found a second-hand (or thrift store- no one in Europe calls them that) shop!
· Went to a huge mall called the Akropolis (twice in one day) to go to the Lithuanian equivalent of Wal-Mart, Maxima (XXX!! How many Xs are in the name tell you how big it is, this Maxima is the biggest one) and to go ice-skating. I was attached to the side of the wall and freaking out. Ugh.
· Pizza here just ain’t right.
· Discovered that European clothes are depressingly different sizes. It should not take a person THREE hours to find a bra that fits!!! (sorry if that was TMI) But come ON!
· Did I mention how much Lithuanians are into basketball? Something called the Eurobasket is going on right now and people are going NUTS! Lithuania has a really good team and I’ve watched so much basketball now my eyes are bleeding. Google it, silly Americans, Google Eurobasket and you will see.
· Danced the night away! Americans grind, Europeans like their personal space. It’s hilarious!
· Had a fun impromptu game day in our room!
· Coffee just ain’t right here either! I cried a little over this. But I just found a coffee shop that has a pretty decent Almond Latte. Margie’s, I took advantage of you and now I want you back…please??
· Walked around a market on the Pedestrian Street. Found lots and lots of souvenirs! J
· Had a much better clothes shopping experience!
· Was in a parade! Woohoo!
· Danced the night away again (I’m not going out tonight, my feet are going to fall off! How do Europeans do that everynight??)
So that’s just a little bit of all the things that have been going on! It’s been incredible here and I am having so much fun! Miss everyone so very much though. Today’s goal is to find the post office, send off a few postcards, find out my address, drink more coffee, and hold a game night in our room! Classes start soon, Monday I think! I’ll have more adventures to tell you soon!
"The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture."--Ovid
A song which I think is perfect for this adventure!
Also, they don't have dryers here...I think I miss that the most out of everything!!
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