Friday, March 06, 2009

Time is flyin!

happy 5 weeks! so yesteday was one more Thursday and already our 5th week in the beautiful, friendly country - The Netherlands! So after five weeks..:

- I realized that there can be a parade at any time and it will definitely go through Neude! (the place where I live)
- i forgot what it means to have a good night's sleep cuz of weirdest things around: screaming people, stones thrown at my window, knockin at the door and the list goes on..:)
- my relatives that I live with moved to the third floor of the apartment so I got a new neighbor from the bar downstairs who snores very loudly
- I went to Train the trainers conerence in Brussels, had lots of fun and hope to facilitate in the future
- I became very lazy to study and make some assignments, even tho our school has a very student-friendly environment this doesn’t help to motivate myself to work uuups..
- I realized how good it is when everyone does not speak about crisis all the time:) (sorry, but it was really frustrating in Lithuania!)
- I’m just starting to explore the other parts of Utrecht by going to some random places that I didn’t have a clue they exist:)
- I’m still not biking!! Can you believe it?? I’ve gone on the back tho.. was fun:)
- Netherlands have waaaaay too many good American things like Doritos, Orios, Ben&Jerry’s (and the list goes on) that do not help me lol
- I’ve found out how the flower market works and how biggest flower auction takes place. The facts are pretty amazing!
- i can dance like crazy at least once a week and hang out with new people that you meet all the time!
- i still miss a glass of cuba libre that i cannot drink here whenever i want
- this list could go on but let's stop for now;)

upcoming exciting things:

- Lithuanian party at Beneluxlan on March 11!!!
- meeting my brother (hope you all knew that i have one;)) in Amsterdam woohooo party time!!!;)


Stay positive!;)

hugz,
E.

Monday, February 09, 2009

Utrechtas – idomus miestas..






























Keletas pastebejimu po 11dienu savo naujuose namuose:

- penkta ryto cia gatves pilnos zmoniu besimegaujanciu bulvemis su majonezu ar kitais uzkandziais ir minanciu namo savo sauniaisiais dviratukais
- mergaites net ir ziema kazkodel nejaucia salcio ir mielai nesioja vasarinius batukus.. (hmm..kita savaite ir as isbandysiu manau..)
- cia yra ir auksciausia baznycia Nyderlanduose (112m.) i kuria be dideliu problemu ilipome sestadienio popiete (tikrai neblogas vaizdas is virsaus)
- kiek girdejom Utrechtas tai vieta kur labiausiai vogiami dviraciai (ech tie studentai su savo taupumu..) taip, kad jei nenori leisti apie 50-70 euru dviraciui gali pasiprasyti pas “junkie” kad ji tau “paimtu” uz keleta euru, na, o jei tau pavoge jau koki penkta dvirati gal deredamasis su “junkie” netycia nusipirksi vel ta pati:)
- Nyderlanduose, musu nuomone, tu esi turtingas, jei:
• Vazineji viesuoju transportu (kol kas mes irgi dar prie “isrinktuju” :D)
• Gali prisigerti :D (cia alus(=vanduo su puse stiklines putu) 0.2-0.3l. 2.20euro (pasiseke jei gausi maza plastmasine stikline uz 1.25euro)

DEMESIO! skelbiame konkursa “PIGUS budas isgerti Olandijoje” lauksime pasiulymu geriausi receptai bus isbandyti ir galbut apdovanoti lauktuvemis :D

- Utrechtas taip pat nebloga vieta tusintis “rusiuose” :D ir prisiminti mokyklos laiku diskotekas :D (apsilankyk tokiose vietose kaip Tivoli arba Woolloomooloo (neblogas pavadinimas, ka?:)) ir pasijausi kaip apleistam rusy, kur veikia vienas baras juose aisku i plastmasine tara pilstomas alus ir yra dar koki keturi buteliai kitokiu gerimu, o degtines staparikas miniatiurinio dydzio TIK uz 2.50 euro! :D) nepaisant to zmones vos telpa ir tusas gali buti tikrai saunus;)
- Utrechto centrine stotis (teko girdeti, kad ji didziausia Olandijoj) visai nebloga vieta shopintis (arti namu ir nemazai parduotuviu)
- Nors cia dviratininkai ir visagaliai (jiems beveik visada pirmumo teise ir siaip jie pavojingi..) pasirodo net ir cia miesto centre tam tikru laiku savaitgaliais jiems draudziama vazineti (yes!:)) (kadangi tai yra beveik neimanoma del zmoniu srauto)


kol kas tiek pastebejimu, lauksim klausimu;)

Monday, February 02, 2009

First blog entry from Utrecht;) (in lithuanian sorry)








Dviraciai, moterys.. per daug moteru :D o kur vyrai? Vyrai geri, sypsosi, padeda beviltiskoje situacijoje su lagaminais.. tik ju pasirode ne per daugiausiai. Universitetas: is betono ir medzio.. hm..idomus bet draugiskas. Musu programa: neaiski. Mums atrodo kad mokysimes tik dviese :D kitos programos koordinatorius saunus vyras, gal prisijungsim prie jo:) naujieji draugai: hm.. ivairus, dar nesusiprate kaip ir visi kiti, o musu cia daug.. gyvenamoji vieta: pats centras, pro langa aiskte, kurioje stebim zmones, gera pasidaro, kad jie cia grazus ir tikrai nenuobodus kaip gimtinej:) turim priesais nejudanti drauga is anapus, dar matem dede, kuris sukasi ratu, priesais nuolat sviecia ceaser’s palace, postkantoor ir t.t. geles: pigios ir ju daug net ir ziema;)
internetas centre atrodo gaudomas bet normaliai neveikia. Keliavimas patogus bet brangus malonumas jei neturi dviracio. Dviraciai, o ju cia daaaaaaaug ir dviratininkai pavojingi, gerai kad pasiseke isvengti avariju bent jau kol kas, nors ir per plauka:) ant dviracio galima vezti viska.. lagamina, balta plastmasini zmogu be galvos, 3 vaikus karutyje arba 2 fotelius su pufikais.. dar milziniska violoncele, medine deze nuo darzoviu, dideliu gabaritu paveikslus ir t.t. dvirati reikia pasipuosti, apipinti gelemis, apvynioti plastikine plevele ar uzdeti ant jo maisa..
jei idomu ar jau “valgem” ka nors tai pranesiu kad dar ne:) nors zoles kvapas aplink visur, bet coffee shop’ai nepasirode labai lankomomis vietomis kaip daugelis gali isivaizduoti.








musu grupe sauni siandien puikiai sutiko, prisistate tikekimes ir toliau draugaus:) mokytis pradesim rytoj tai matysim kaip ten bus. daug laiko nera kadanors papidysiu;) laukiam klausimu kas idomu.








linkejimai!








p.s. zemiau musu naujoji mokslo istaiga ir mano naujoji gyvenamoji vieta:)

Monday, January 05, 2009

Destination: Utrecht!!!!;)

hey ho everyone!

so it's been a while since i wrote here but because I've just bought a ticket to Utrecht, my 5months experience, i thought I should get back to my blog and share some of my adventures there;)

Thursday, January 29 8:55 Vilnius airport;)

c ya in Vilnius, Utrecht or somewhere!