exploring my new hometown..

Yesterday, we went to LCC International University in order to learn more about the school's policies and a lot of other administrative information. We even learned some phrases in Lithuanian. Then, by some miracle, the other 8 students and I who live in the dorm that is 25 minutes away from campus made it back to the dorm on the bus. That was definitely only by chance that we did, but now we can successfully do it whenever we want. Yeah for us!

Today, we took a tour around Klaipeda. This is the city that I am living in. We looked around Old Town and downtown, learning a little about the history of buildings as well as hotspots to hang at. I am already falling in love with Klaipeda. It is so different from anywhere that I have ever lived and although the culture is quiet and not obviously beautiful there are so many things about it that make it so great. I hope the pictures give you glimpses into it!

Then, we went to "The Spit" the island that separates Klaipeda from the Baltic Sea and we went to the Sauna. If you haven't done this before please do! It's definitely not something that is super popular in the states, but many other countries do it. We went into the Sauna(it's the steam room that gets to be 100 degrees celsius) for as long as we could stand it. Then, you run outside onto the beach and then into the Baltic Sea. So, inside the room, you are dripping with sweat and you can barely breathe because its so hot in the room. Then, you run outside where it is snowing into the ocean. SO Exhilerating!!! and definitely exhausting! We showered off and went to the shopping centre called the Akropolis that has many food and clothing stores where we ate dinner. Now, I am back at my room.