Hello my devoted fans...
Highlights of thursday-saturday: My roommates and I went to the gym at LCC, where we did cardio and lifted some weights. I actually made a goal with them to come 20 times during the semester. (We will see if I actually do it!) Later that night, my roommate and I went to a club to meet some of her friends from LCC. Some of my study abroad friends were there and it ended up being a fun evening.. not much sleep that night. Defnitely very much like the United State's culture. It was actually quite amusing to see that dating rituals and talking to the opposite sex is treated similarly.
Friday, I went to classes and during our cross-cultural seminar, the study abroads got together to discuss cultural differences and stereotypes that we had before we came. Pretty interesting, some where accurate and others were a little outrageous. After school, I went with my friend, Ona, to her grandmother's house that is on the other side of the city. She was very hospitable and (just like every grandma) fed us lots of food. She doesn't speak English and I don't speak Lithuanian so we smiled at each other and I said thank you multiple times. :) Unfortu
nately, ,that's about as far s I get.. Then, Ona, Annie, and I ended up having a great conversation about the differences between Protestants and Catholics. Ona even told us about how her grandma and grandpa would sneak to church during the Soviet times. Her grandfather was even caught helping the Freedom Fighters and was sent to Siberia.. It's amazing what people have been through here. So recent..Saturday, (today).. Gintare took me, Annie, and Ben to Palanga, a town close by on the beach. The pictures are obviously from there. We hung out all day on the beach and drank coffee and tea to warm back up. What a wonderful relaxing Saturday it was. Now, I am safely back in my room contemplating whether or not I should do my homework.
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