I forgot that I haven't written here for a while because the past couple weeks I've sent out some mass emails to you. To recap...
It was my 21st birthday on the 4th, and I went out to eat at a Chinese restaurant with Danielle, Ashton and Olya. I had 3 packages and lots of letters to open that day, which was fantastic... many from some of you that I didn't know you knew it was my birthday! :) Saturday about 20 people (study abroads/roommates, etc) went out to eat to Hansa, then I came back and I called Granny because it was her birthday... which apparently was a bad thing to do because Danielle and Ashton planned a mini surprise party for me in the lounge -- lots of music, cake, dancing, playing Ultimate Spoons and Musical Chairs, finishing up the night watching The Princess Bride. It was amazing. :)
Practices for The Crucible became more intense. Opening night was Friday the 13th (Ian's birthday), so the four days before was tech rehearsal for 5-6 hours each night. It was difficult while managing schoolwork, but doable. I got to know the cast even more since up until then I was missing at least a third of practices because of class. I got to know the cast pretty well and the weekend of performances went well; it was strange to not have my parents and grandparents in the front row, but it was a great experience.
This past weekend Vilma and I went to Brussels, Belgium. :) We left at 6:30am Friday morning to catch the bus to Riga, Latvia. We arrived in the evening and stayed with Zach's friend Christophe, which was great. We went out for drinks in the evening and he met up with us later after being with some friends. I was so surprised at how international this country is; they speak French, Dutch and English. Vilma and I had a fun time reading the signs... she said I speak French better than Lithuanian (har har). Saturday we had breakfast and then spent the whole day downtown. We didn't have a map and realized we really should've researched more before we came, but we managed pretty well. I can't say what exactly we saw, but we saw some really beautiful places. From what I do know, we saw the Parliament building with pieces of the Berlin Wall in front, as well as the King's Palace and park. We saw a few cathedrals, and I went to part of a mass led by a Chinese priest... very cool. We really enjoyed our time just walking and talking, eating at a restaurant outside, and we had absolutely gorgeous weather. It was about 55 or 60 degrees, sunny with just a few drops of rain in the evening. We tasted nutella covered waffles, french fries with our kabobs (wrap), and the chocolate. Sunday morning we left early and got back to Klaipeda in the evening. Quite the weekend trip spent with my wonderful roommate. :)
Lastly (for now), above are some pictures that I took for my photography class. It snowed a couple weeks ago and I couldn't resist taking pictures. :)
More later about how classes are going and such!
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