Lithuania.

If I'm being completely honest, my experience in Lithuania thus far has not been what I expected.

I've been given a slap in the face of culture shock resulting in a diet of cheese, chips, and chocolate.

And some days I believe that the children I teach are the spawn of Satan.

But God has reminded me (through the scriptures and words of wisdom from a true friend and my mom) that ultimately choosing to love the people and culture is the source of true happiness.


So here are the things that I love about eastern european culture!

1. Their protection of their children against the cold; it will be 70 degrees and all of the kids are in beanies, puffy coats, and gloves.
2. The ads on cigarettes; there are literally pictures of coffins, open black lungs, holes in your neck, and pretty much everything that could go wrong when you smoke on all of the boxes. It was horrifying yet fantastic.
3. Their love for Celine Dion; this could be just our native coordinator's passion, but all he listens to is good 'ole Celine.
4. Their patience with Americans; lets face it, we are loud, obnoxious, and stupid. Every dumb question we ask they are very kind and do their best in their broken English to help us when we get lost or have no idea what the food menu says.