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Saturday, January 9, 2016

My Month in The Alps followed by Unexpected Accident

Bonjour,

Snow. Sunshine. Mountains. Forests covered in snow. Full Moon. Parties with no afterparties. Fun. Snowboarding. Laughing. Socialising. Ok ok you got me. Yes, I am doing a ski season in the Alps.

It's been more than a month that I'm in this tiny little ski resort.After skipping cold winters in Europe I decided that I miss that beautiful snow and having fun with it. So here I am.

I work in a beautiful Chalet and I'm doing the easiest job-hosting people who come here for holidays. Job is easy, life is really easy too. I get a chance to snowboard everyday (apart from Saturdays, big working day!), I get accommodation, my food, little salary, what else do I need? Ha!

It doesn't feel really french here. Everybody speaks English so you MUST be very motivated yourself for learning french. It's kind of living in a little bubble with not many problems and a lot of fun. Sometimes it is good to live like that. For a while, I guess. Or longer :)

Snow is here and when you are up in the mountains where all you can see is mountains covered in snow and your feet ready to get going on your board it really feels special. The air is clean, the space is huuuge. You really become one with your board, you start flying in your own rhythm together with nature in front of these beautiful mountains.

I feel like snowboarding will teach me a lot and I can't wait to go on my board again and again...

And then...just after writing this another day some little accident happened. I was in love with speed and it just happened that I fell off my board and tore/stretched my foot ligaments.

Now in front of me is a week off work, trying to recover, a month (according to the doctor) without snowboarding. O dear! Life is still good though because deep inside I feel that I will be back on the board earlier than expected. Positive vibrations :)

I wish you all exciting adventures, isn't it what it is all about?

Merry snow!

Ligita

La Tania

walk before snow :)

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Sunny England + Last memories on the Rock

Hey ho,

In this beautiful life journey I met amazing, inspiring, shining people that I call my friends. And to me they mean so much. Even though sometimes I am thousand miles away they are always in my heart. But I know that keeping in touch is not only writing letters, chatting on Skype or Facebook but also spending some decent time together, hugging, laughing,dancing, drinking, you name it. So that's what I did.

After seeing all my lovelies in Lithuania I decided to stop in this land called England and see the ones I haven't seen for a while. Ohhh, how good it was. I met my dad after 7 years no see, I met my friends busy in their lifestyle but always having a time for an old friend. It's great to meet up and feel that connection is still there, you understand that even if you went different ways there is something in the air that connects you and your friend.

It makes me smile remembering chatting with my dad for 4 hours in Hyde Park, me sitting on the grass and him standing (apparently he doesn't like to sit), then eating huge marshmallows with my friend Julija, chanting, eating amazing Krishna movement food, walking in the little sunny streets of London, drinking free wine in a random classical music concert in the church, drinking smoothies, having our traditional wine talking night with lovely Elena and Jamie, eating amazing raw food prepared by beautiful Sandra and Andrew, sharing fancy cocktail cause we could not afford it, dancing with drag queens, falling in love with gay village in Manchester and just in general having a great time together, creating new memories to be remembered. Do you know what I mean?

Coming back to Sark, this special rock was great as well. Amazing surprise dinner made by this beautiful man Dom, some crazy parties involving shaving heads, meeting up the sun in the morning, dancing, eating good food, cycling in the mud, getting high (with life I mean :) ), watching to the stars, hearing a complete silence with just wind making a bit of noise, breathing fresh air of Sark, waking up next to the field full of sheep, moon chasing. Ohh, so many good memories!

And new excitements are coming! Next week me and and Dom are going to Turkey where we will be volunteering in an animal sanctuary for a month or so.

Tell me, why am I so lucky to have all of this??? I keep asking this question now and then. And even then I find time to complain about being cold in the house. When I do it, I try to remind myself again and again how much I have and how happy I am.

With appreciation comes happiness.

Enjoy small moments,

With love,

Ligita

Adoring the sky while waiting for Elena and Jamie

Still adoring... :)

Somebody is popular with pigeons

Look at the size of these marshmallows!

with Julija

Neal's Yard. LOVE IT!!!

Sunny London

sorry Julija, I HAD to put this one :D

garden on the roof in London

cool little cafe made from shipping containers!

Mamuska!!

Beautiful sunset while on the bus

Raw eaters fridge.

amazing raw carrots spaghetti with delicious sauce

Sunny Sark

I captured the bird in this pic!

Is Alfie posing or what?

Surprise birthday dinner

mmmm amazing food

that's what happens after the party :)

Izzy fell in love with Dom

Me and Colette

cutting old tree

Friday, December 20, 2013

Visiting Friends and Changing Countries Like Socks

Hello my dearest friends,

Since my last post I have been doing quite many different things.

I left my last volunteering project in Catalonia with another girl called Ieva and went for a small hitch-hiking trip towards Barcelona.

Two Lithuanian girls were damn lucky that day. We didn’t even need to put our thumbs up when we got into……… And now I just realized that I already told you this story, sorry! Haha

So Barcelona, do I have to start from there? Well what can I say about this magical city. Remember my first night and stolen coat? After that Barcelona was really trying to make me happier. It is true about those friendly Catalan people there, it is true about crazy parties, ending up in the most random places. It is true about colourful city which doesn’t sleep. It takes you all, takes you in it, brings many adventures and stories. Stories when you wake up and realize your nose piercing is gone, and who damn cares about the piercing when you are surrounded by music, LIVE music, music which gives you smile, lets you get into it, lets you experience the trance together with musicians. Oh, Barcelona, I really enjoyed you. And I drank from the font in the La Rambla, did I tell you that everybody who drinks from there IS coming back some day?

Then I was a bit lazy girl, so I shared a car with Spanish people and went to Andorra to see my beautiful friends from Mexico and Argentina. And it was magical again! To see your friends in another country is something really special, you always have something to share with, you don’t need to tell the same story, like you are telling to random people. Cooking together, laughing together, sliding on the snow, doing something which after you may be arrested, feeling the cold in the air, sleeping in the gypsy style, all together (nothing sexual, don’t worry;)). Yes Andorra was great!

And then I was too crazy. I have decided to hitch-hike 650 km in one day just to see my amazing friend Domi in Grenoble. Night before it I was really freaking out, freaking out because I was so scared not to make it. I was not scared to sleep outside, stay in another city or hitch-hike through the night. I was scared to loose opportunity to see my friend because you see she had just one day with me and after she was going away for Christmas. BUT, the strong desire to be with her again made the things go well. After 8 cars, my lucky truck stopped and told me that he is going straight to Grenoble. 450 km in only one truck! Driver could not speak any English or Spanish, forget about Lithuanian! 5 hours of body language, signs, smiles and we could understand what we wanted to say. I tell you, language is not always needed!

So now I am here, in Grenoble with a bottle of beer, happy because I saw my friend Domi and not only because of that, happy because it is so true that when you want something and you open your heart you always get it. I know I know sounds cheesy or whatever but it’s true. When you think positive all great things just come to you! And just a little hint I got accepted for something cool to stay 3 months in Sevilla! :)

Now, my little plan is to hitch-hike to another French city/town St Etienne, meet my friend Jessica there and hitch-hike to Paris. Christmas in Paris, yes I am going to celebrate it there.

If I don’t write anything before may you all have beautiful Christmas, I know everybody hates Christmas nowadays, but just think about spending the time with those you love and don’t forget to eat a lot, I promise I will!

Kisses and hugs,

Ligita