Those are two things I've had recently, pomegranates and tortilla chips. It made me think of Spanish Class! We had a lot of those days where we would spend the first half of class eating food, then the second half procrastinating. *insert sigh* Those were the days.
Anyway, to be honest, its rough here. Before this, I had never been homesick. I would even cry when I had to go home sometimes! I didn't know what it was or what it felt like, but now I do, and do I ever! At the conferences, the Rebounds and Rotex (past exchange students) talked about how everyone will get homesick, everyone will go through these phases, and on. I listened, but thought "I'll be fine. I can handle it.". Now, I might be able to handle it. It is, hands down, the most difficult thing I've ever done, but I'm working through it. Honestly, I would love to go home and start again, but I have a huge support team who is helping me through this. I also recieved a letter in the mail that really helped from my cousin Corey. If you're reading this: Thank you a ton! I got it on one of my worst days, so it really helped.
Moving on to some lighter notes:
Starting today is my Autumn holiday! I won't go back to school until Tuesday, November 2. Honestly, while I'm pumped to not have to go to school (its even more boring for me here. I barely understand anything!), I will have a lot of time free, and I have to try and avoid thinking of home. Being off Facebook helps. But I've found some things to do! I will be going to at least three different places in the country! Granted, the country is smaller than lower Michigan (I think), but its still something new and exciting.
Some interesting things I've done while here.
I have gone to the movies a few times. They're always in Engilsh! They just have Lithuanian subtitles at the bottom. The last movie I saw was Buried. I wasn't sure what to expect becasue I had only seen one trailer, but it was good. It was starring Ryan Reynolds (one of my most favorite actors), who was buried alive, in an old coffin in a desert in Iraq. He has a cell phone which the kidnapers gave him, and a few other things. The whole movie takes place in the coffin. It was interesting to see Ryan Reynolds in a more serious role, especially because the last movie I had seen him in was Van Wilder. But there were still a few funny parts. While on the phone with someone, He said that the kidnapper wanted $5,000,000 or else... When the person on the phone asked "Or else... what?" He said "or he'll take me to Sea World. What do you think?". Something only Ryan Reynolds can do. In general, the movies are about the same. The tickets are maybe a tiny bit cheaper than in America, but not much. When you buy the tickets though, you have to choose where you want to sit. On your ticket will be your row and seat number. You can't just walk into the theatre and sit wherever you want, unless the movie has started and there are empty seats. They have the same consessions as we do, popcorn, pop, candy, and such. Those are a little bit cheaper I think.
Another possible point of interest would be the public transportation. In the mornings, my host mom will drive me to school since it is close to where she works, but to get home and to go to basketball practices, I will take a bus or trolleybus. The trolleybuses run on electricity instead of gas! But to get the electricity, there need to be wires running above all the streets that they go on. Its not very appealing, but you get used to it and barely notice them after a few days. There are these two poles or something on the roof of the trolley that attach to the wires. I was on my way to basketball practice on one of these busses and the poles got detached! The trolley just stopped and everything was silent. That was until someone started blasting a Linkin Park song from their cell phone. It was no big deal though, the driver got out, reattached the poles, and we were on our merry way.
Well, this has been a pretty long post, but I want to share things with people. Also, I love writing, and writing these posts help me focus on the positive things. There will be more to come!
Peace!
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