Couldn´t write anything sooner, our plans for the trip turned completely upside down... We got robbed this week, we are both OK, not hurt, but very upset... We lost our computer and the camera, I´m sure you know what it means for me... In addition, we also lost our passports. Now we are in the process of obtaining temporary travel documents which last only for 30 days and the worst part about it is that we cannot really travel with it anywhere except back to Lithuania. But there are some good news :) we might be able to obtain a US visa to go back to Seattle within those 30 days and from there we will be going to Lithuania to get new passports and visas for Japan. In addition, I just filed a claim with the Visa and might be able to get money back for the camera... Fingers crossed!!!
On a more personal note, I am trying not to be angry at every single person in Ecuador... The sad part is that almost every gringo (white person) whom we met either was robbed or an attempt was made to do so. At first, we didn´t really believe it, but now... On the other hand, all the people that know us from school are trying to help us so hard! We even have some friends of our host family looking for our things on the black market of Quito. They were able to locate the computer, but the robbers want too much for it... We are still looking for the camera, not sure if it will ever resurface. This made me realize how little things or stuff really means. Everything is replacable! I can´t replace Ainius or my friends, but other stuff... really can be all replaced with time.
We´ll let you know how it goes with the documents and other stuff, but so far we are getting back to enjoying ourselves (with or without pictures :)).
Oh, we´ll stay in Lithuania for at least 3 weeks, I´m sure our parents are excited about that! Cheers and don´t worry about us, we are BACK! I don´t want to remember my birthday (tomorrow) as a sad day. Some friends (Australian, Ecuadorian and American) here helped me celebrate it yesterday which was really cool! We sang, ate and had a nice time till 2am (Carlos and Edith are trying to make us feel at home). Tomorrow is an election in Ecuador and alcohol is not sold anywhere in the country, but since we know people that know people we´ll manage! :)

Atsiprasom, kad taip ilgai nerasem. Musu kelioniu planai gerokai pasikoregavo, po to kai sios savaites pradzioje mus (o tiksliau mane - Ainiu) apvoge salia parduotuves. Netekome kameros, kompiuterio ir netgi pasu... Kita savaite turetume gauti laikinus keliones dokumentus, kurie leis mums grizti atgal i Lietuva ir pasidaryti pasus. Sie laikini dokumentai galios tik 30 dienu ir is esmes negalesime keliauti, kur buvome suplanave anksciau (Peru ir Bolivija). Is kitos puses, atrodo, jog galesim parskristi atgal i Sietla. Tai gerokai palengvins mums grizima Lietuvon, kas, aisku, yra labai gera zinia musu artimiesiems ir draugams.
Kadangi praejo jau keturios dienos nuo vagystes, palengva pradedame atsigauti. Tiesiog psichologiskai sunku susitaikyti su sia netektimi, o taip pat numalsinti pykti. Ziuri i zmones gatveje ir vos ne kas trecias pradeda atrodyti, kaip vagis. Aisku, tai netiesa... Mes cia suradome labai maloniu ir paslaugiu zmoniu. Musu ekvadorietiski "tevai" - Edith ir Carlos - bando padeti kuo gali. Per kelias paskutines dienas teko apsilankyti ivairiuose Quito turgeliuose, kur chebra prekiauja vogtais daiktais. Kompiuteri atrodo, kad suradome, bet parduoti jo dar mums nenori. Bijo, kad policija pasakysime. Is kitos puses, mes turime draudima kamerai, kuris galbut padengs islaidas. Ziuresim...
Beje, rytoj Jurates gimtadienis (su kuo ja kuo nuosirdziausiai sveikinu!!!). Nors aplinkybes truputi liudnokos, vakar (penktadieni) labai fainai atsventeme Jurates gimtadieni - valgeme, grojome, dainavome, ir pan. Pravakarojome iki paryciu. Gerai, uzteks man rasineti, reikia prie mokslu vel sesti. Dar sia savaite mokysimes, o po to norime link pajurio varyti.