Sadly, my week and a half long holiday is over. What a holiday it was though! I already wrote about the first part, but now that I've experienced the second part, I can blog about it!
So I mentioned that I was going on a youth tourist trip to a city named Klaipeda or something of the sort. It was really fun! It started Wednesday morning when I got on a charter bus. I was introduced to the girls that would be in my group, and they were really nice! They asked a few questions about America and we were able to just talk. In English of course. Also, on the bus ride, we played Uno. It seems to be popular here! First we went to a city north of Klaipeda called Palanga. We went to an amber museam and then walked through the woods until we emerged on the shore of none other than the Baltic Sea!
It was b-e-a-utiful (yes, I was going for the Jim Carrey refrence)! We walked along the shore and then out on a pier. It was the perfect day too! It was sunny and not too cold. After we were done viewing the Baltic, we walked around the town of Palanga. Its a small resort town. Since its autumn, there weren't many people at all. It's kind of like Suttons Bay! While walking down the main street, we saw this stand selling waffles. Dipped in chocolate. And then sprinkles. I HAD to buy one! It was delicious!! The waffle was just off the waffle iron, the chocolate was melted and warm, and the sprinkles had just been delivered by a fairy. Eh, I'm not positive a fairy delivered the sprinkles, but you get my point. After we were done in Palanga, we drove back to Klaipeda and went to the youth hostel we were staying in. While it wasn't the nicest of places, it worked for us. We hung out there that night and then the next day, we went to some museums. That was pretty borring. Especially because I didn't understand anything. To go to the museums, we had to walk, and it was raining. That brings me to my broken umbrella. I didn't even bother bringing it because it was broken, so I just wrapped my scarf around my head and neck. I probably looked like an old lady! But I stayed pretty dry. After the museums, we went back to the hostel for the evening. It was the same as the night before, where we just hung out. It was fun though! The next day we were very tired because we stayed up pretty late. We got on the bus to go home. We drove through this town where we stopped for lunch in a greenhouse. It was nice in there. It was a good end to the trip.
Now Saturday was another excellent day! The night before when I got home, I got a note saying that I had a package at the post office. My host mom said we'd go the next day before it closed. I wasn't sure who it was going to be from, but I had a few guesses. It was from the Amalfitanos! I love them. :) It had some cool stuff in it, including Sweedish Fish, makeup, a nice letter with pictures, and bubble wrap! Even though I'm 16, I love my bubble wrap. It was just after 12:00 and my day was already made. After I opened my package, I went to the huge mall, Akropolis, to meet up with one of the other exchange students here (Natalie) and her host brother who were in Kaunas for the weekend. We had a lot of fun! We went with the intention of shopping, but we didn't do much shopping at all. We walked around Akropolis and walked in three stores before deciding to leave. We were just enjoying talking in English! We talked about everything. High school, funny things here, and world domination. You know, the usual teenage girl stuff! While walking, her host brother saw a Chineese restaurant. I had Chineese food for the first time in a long time. It was really good! I got sweet and sour chicken. After we ate, we walked down Laisves Aleja, the pedestrian street in Kaunas and talked some more. (Laisves Aleja means Freedom Avenue in English) We hung out until Natalie and her host brother had to leave. Then I just went back home and hung out for the evening.
The next day (Sunday) I went with my host mom, grandma, and brother to a cemetary where they have relatives. On or near November 1st, people decorate their loved one's graves with flowers and candles. It was really pretty! After we had placed our flowers and candles, we went to my host mom's cousin's village. Village here is what someone might call a farm in the States. They have cows, pigs, dogs, crops, and a young elk! We did what most people do on a holiday, we ate! And we ate some more! It was fun.
Monday was mainly a day for relaxing. In the afternoon, I went with my host dad and his friends to walk around what is left of Kaunas Castle and we went for pizza. The pizza (spelled pica) is extremely good here! I got a seafood pica. Even though I crave Roman Wheel pizza right now, I know I will miss this pizza when I go back. Later in the evening, my host brother invited me to go skating with some of his friends. Yeah, you can do that at Akropolis. Sadly, the rink was booked for a hockey team to use, so we went bowling instead. I did terribly! But oh well. It was fun. While leaving we walked by the ice rink and I got to watch the hockey team practice. Thats when I realized how much I miss hockey. Hands down, it is my favorite sport to watch. I don't know why, I just really like it. I miss watching the Red Wings!
Now I'm back in school. I'm not very happy about it, but its good to have a normal routine again. This week, my class has to monitor the halls during the breaks. Its kind of boring because you can't leave your hallway, but I'm allowed to be five minutes late to class and I can leave five minutes early because I'm one of the people that can ring the bell to signal the start or end of class! I never got to do that at St. Marys. Take that! I was also supposed to have basketball today, but that was cancelled. It did show me how I'm feeling better when I found out it was cancelled. I had missed the first bus, so I was on the second. A week ago, I would have been really mad I missed the fist bus and may have possibly shed a tear. (I'm fragile like that right now) but I just sighed and thought 'whatever'. While on the bus, I got a text message that practice was cancelled, and I just got off the bus and crossed the street to go back! It was no big deal. Maybe I'm getting used to things.
I know this was a long post, but I want to thank you for reading this. Last I checked, this blog has almost 1800 views! So thank YOU for taking the time to read this. I'll do my best to keep you entertained!
This means "We are one people, one earth, one Lithuania".
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