Contemplations in Lithuania

While being back in Lithuania I was really positively shocked how fast this country is moving. I am not talking industry or technology type of fast, which I’m sure it is too as everywhere else but how quickly the culture that I always used to think is Lithuanian culture is changing.

I often felt while visiting Lithuania that my homeland now has two mentalities- the post sovietic type one and the new generation that is looking, searching, experimenting. I often also criticised how people are rude and angry all the time- the first thing I often used to notice after being long time abroad. And I guess there is always that in the air. But the change is astonishing. Either those two and a half weeks that I’ve been staying happened to be my lucky ones and I just kept meeting nice strangers, or perhaps, and I really hope Lithuanians are starting to be happier. Can this be possible?

My time in Lithuania was so so pleasant- I can never describe the feeling to be walking in those forests that cover my country. I am very lucky girl and my travels always are in astonishing nature paradise, however, I really think nothing can beat that peaceful, a little mystic and humbling Lithuanian pine forest. Perhaps it’s nostalgia, the forgotten memories from the past that play with my feelings. Who knows? But I always feel so supported, as if all those trees give me a massive hug.

I loved seeing my family and friends, animals and new things. I often leave with a question in my head- will I ever live in Lithuania again. I want to say yes, especially after this visit where I really can see hope in this country, but something inside just smiles and knows that happy nomadic spirit is never harnessed, is never at ease with stability and comfort. So I move on. Another summer another adventure.

This time my heart has been taken by the mountains again- I will be living in the Alps in Austria for the next 4 months. The place is remote and sounds like another paradise. Time to be surrounded by the birds and alpine lakes, doing the job that sounds too good to be true.

Like always, my family and friends are always welcome to come and visit me. Plenty of space for all, don’t forget me 😊

Ligita

is my fur worth my life?

my beautiful hometown

birthday party

I loved that food!!

UK Tour

Hello all,

If anybody would ask me what is one of the best therapies to boost your happiness no doubt I would say it’s a friends therapy.

UK has been in my life for quite few years now, I lived there, had many days of fun and sure had some shit ones too. So no wonder that I made many connections there.

So when my ski season was over I was just dreaming to see everybody, to catch up and have some fun. I am extremely lucky for my lovely friends who know me and accept my last minute spontaneous messages and who dearly accept my chaos that I bring to them. Travelling with a backpack is amazing but when you need to get something from the bottom of it, it means all that shit you got in needs to be out which means creating a little jumble sale in your friends living room, oops!

This time I really felt like doing a UK tour, not that I’m famous or anything but crossing the country from the North to the West to the South and the East really felt like some kind of tour.

I was lucky and got to experience a heatwave in North Yorkshire, how amazing is that! Walking in shorts, doing yoga each morning in the garden, walking in that sweet warm breeze and even swimming in the North Sea (no wetsuits cause we are that hard core, ha!). Beautiful days, beautiful memories. Amazing wild seals colony with lots and lots of different clumsy seals, manifesting while hitch hiking, long talks, big laughs, long walks, exploring North York Moors, ohhh how amazing it all was!

Then South part with long beautiful walk in a bloody rainy Wales, haha, beautiful dinners together with friends, kisses, hugs, more laughs, more talks, more catch ups, more endorphins. I spent some magical time in the forest in Somerset where an off grid community living there in amazing hobit houses inspired me to live such life once in my life. Waking up in a tent in a forest is something everybody should experience, singing birds, beautiful sunshine rays coming through the trees, ohhhh, is this life for real???

I know I made another post where it seems like I am high on some kind of pill or something, but trust me, for such a nomadic spirit that I am, visiting friends is such an important time. I don’t have any stability in my life, I move from one country to another one and in each place I am lucky to have such special friendships but life moves on and I miss out on seeing my friends growing so each time I get a chance to see them again, my body produces so many endorphins that the happiness and joy just bounces. Also, let’s not forget it’s spring time, ha!

I just only wish I could have seen everybody, next time!

So yeah, this is just my little gratitude post for all my beautiful friends. Now time to have some fun in Lithuania.

With so much love and happiness,

L

green Wales

Cayton Bay

exotic Scarborough

my favourite North Bay in Scarborough

I love spring!

heading towards wild seals

beautiful Berkshire

me and Elena!

beautiful tree somewhere in London

beautiful clouds in London

I loved swimming in Ladies Pond

cats are following me!

spring is everywhere