So, I left off with Ecuador as we were flying to Lithuania (or Poland to be exact, we got a ride back to Lithuania). To sum it up: it was AWESOME to be back home, eat familiar food (waaaaay... too much of it) and see faces of our families. First we went to Vilnius and spend the night (a VERY drunken night I might add) with good friends Eladijus and Snieguole. They were so welcoming that Ainius stayed up till 5 am or so (see the first picture him sleeping like a baby after too many drinks :) ) I passed out at around 2 or so. So the marathon of eating, drinking and visiting had a good start. After that we went to see my parents, friends left in Klaipeda and then Ainius's family and other friends along the way. It would be way too long and boring to describe how we ate smoked pig ears, fried bread with cheese and drank kvass (bread drink) until we gained solid 5 pounds each! I'll mention couple of highlights:
- suntanning by the Baltic sea without a bathing suit (loved it!)
- fishing in the lake in Moletai (Ainius loved it)
- huge party at Jurate's parents' place (great success - the whole fam showed up as well as some dear friends)
- Sea Festival in Klaipeda
- oh, did I mention food? :)
Back to the biggest reason why we went to Lithuania - passports... We got them with no problem along side with the Japanese visas, we are set to turn a new page of our lives - work... well, I should say work for Ainius, I'll try to figure out how to live well (financially and socially) without working for more than 5 hours a week!! :) I tasted the freedom of being absolutely lazy, I am willing to work a bit to be lazy for the rest of my life :) I'll keep you updated how it goes... I'm working on the first step: come up with some business plan, got a couple ideas, will share once I flush them out.
Anyway, next stop for now Alaska... Look for the next blog sometime in couple days or a week.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
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