Last sunday I gave my talk about why I believe in the church. It was an interesting experience because I had to have the second counselor translate every sentence I said in to Lithuanian This made my talk much longer. In the end it was a success! Te very nice mad that was translating my talk tolled me after the meeting that I almost made him cry a couple times. He went on to say that he had a feeling to ask one of us "American girls" to talk butilkl xy he didn't know why, until the meeting. He said that the missionaries had found anamerican man that wanted to learn more about church, and that it was perfect that I gave that talk. I would have like to talk to him longer but I was interrupted with little girls jumping on me and pulling me in a contradicting direction. The little girls are so precious.
Children here are very crazy sometimes. Parents give kids alcohol sometimes lol, they just get really moody when they are drunk. Today, we were on a bus and we saw one of the kids we teach standing at a bus stop waiting for a bus all by him self! He just stood there with a cute little smile waving at us as we drove by. He must not even be 8! I see so many young children on their own or with younger siblings out and about with no adult. They are just left to figure things out on their own because their parents work all day. All the children I meet speak so many languages, it is crazy sometimes.
A kid, that I had previous problems with, was an angel for a while! I think I we are making progress with him :D. One day in class we made rain clouds, and the children loved the water gun rain that I used to describe rain.
My roommates and I went to the Gates Of Dawn last week. Inside the wall is a beautiful church that is the home to what is know as the Mona Lisa of the Baltics. In the shadow of the wall is a cute street that is littered with small cute shops.
A couple days ago I had one of my best days here in Lithuanian. It started out with eating a delicious banana and chocolate pancake at a cute place in old town, then a look inside the beautiful Presidential Palace. After the palace, I saw, the more than amazing movie, The Avengers! in English! (my roommates and I were the only ones laughing at the funny parts, because we were the only ones that understood the English references lol). Next, we ate a yummy Russian dinner with a very nice family. During which, a sweet little girl I teach showed me all her toys and did my hair as we watch an episode of leap frog. Finally, I ended the day listening to very beautiful Russian songs, shown to me by one of the nicest people I know. I am starting to fall in love with this culture.
I am taking Russian classes while my stay here. I felt like I had a break through last class I had but it is a lot harder than I thought. I am going to need to study a lot.
My roommates and I went to a music festival int the city. It was so cool seeing all the street artists around every corner. I brought my guitar and my roommate brought her Uke and we jammed for a while in a nice park we found. It made me feel so great that I got that out of my system.
Dreadlocks are so popular in Europe, so are mullets. Yet the most common hair style it dreadlock mullets lol.
Flash back to this morning:
I ran in 40 degree weather.... I felt like it should have been snowing... Yet to make it better I had a good playlist that made me break out in dance in the middle of my run lol. I felt so hard core I even started punch dancing ;)
Today was another wonderful day at church. My roommates and I, AKA "the girls from America", sang a song for stake conference here in Lithuania. The song we sang was I Need Thee Every Hour. It went very well and everyone loved it. It was nice seeing the happy faces of the people of the church.

 "you all laugh because I'm different, I laugh because you are all the same" ~Jacob.