Best Part About This Weekend:

It was a normal weekend! It felt like the first normal one I've had while here. A lot of the weekends, I'm being driven around and/or shown different places or doing nothing at all. This weekend was a happy medium.
It started Saturday when I woke up around 11:15. I went downstairs and my host mom was making breakfast (Lithuanian pancakes, one of my favorites!) unlike my actual mom who is done with breakfast by 9 on the weekends. So I ate my pancakes with apple and cream and sipped my coffee. (Yes, I drink it sometimes now) I don't know what it was, but it just had an amazing weekend feel. I knew it was below freezing outside and there was a light dusting of snow. I felt cozy. I didn't have any plans, so I made my own. I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. It was awesome. Movie ticket prices here are equal to movie ticket prices in the States, but concessions are cheaper. And the popcorn isn't as fattening or buttery! It's still good though. The movie started at 5 and since it's a long movie, I left the theatre/mall around 7:30. While waiting at the bus stop, I overheard two people speaking in English! It was like music to my ears. To me, he had no accent too! I haven't heard that in a long time. I ended up talking to him. His name was Austin. He's from California and he's here with a friend he met while studying in Hungary last spring while in University. Being from Southern California, I wasn't surprised to hear him say "This cold weather is kicking my ass.". I'm used to it since I'm from Michigan, but I sure know what he means. We weren't able to talk long because his bus came, but it was nice to talk! I got home around 8:15 and settled in for the night.
Today (Sunday) I did almost nothing. It kept up with the real/normal weekend feel. I woke up around 11:15 again, and have chilled all day. The only productive thing I did was a few lessons for my online Algebra II class. That's not fun, but it needs to happen.
Well, this wasn't an exciting blog post, but it's a glimpse into the life I'm living in Kaunas, Lithuania. Being an exchange student isn't always an adventure like one would picture an adventure. You know, all fun, new and exciting? Well, I'm doing all that, but in a different sense. It's fun, new, and it can be exciting, but it's a life. A life that I'm getting used to and liking.