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First thing that made me surprised about Lithuania was that in 6 hour driving from Riga to Marijampole, I only saw beautiful fields and not mountains at all.
First 10 days, I was in self-isolation and only was allowed to go to parks. You really have wonderful parks here. poetry park is my favorite, with river Šešupė and ducks. And also, so nice wall paintings. Discovering them was so fun and interesting.
First Lithuanian dish that Me and Rodrigo tried was cepelinai. If I say truth, they did not look so delicious, but they are good. I’ve only tried two kind of dishes from potatoes in my life: fried and smashed. And here, in Lithuania, I tried so many kinds of dishes, made from potatoes in different ways.
In 2018, State Language Department of Georgia on 11 May, made decision- the Baltic state of Lithuania in Georgian will be called Lietuva. The decision was a friendly gesture: on 3 May, the State Committee for the Lithuanian Language changed Georgia’s name to Sakartvelas in Lithuanian.2 years ago I was working at Georgian national museum. There I met one Lithuanian guy and he asked me for some recommendations about dishes to try, places to visit, things to do end etc. then we talked about our countries. When I told him that fact, he was so happy and proud. Like me, when I found out it. Asked about what differences he sees between our countries. It was autumn when we met. And he said: you have so much sun here. Usually, autumn in Georgia is rainy. And I was surprised when he mentioned it, and then he added: much more rainy- than in Sakartvelo.
I chose volunteering in Lithuania because I wanted to be part of a program like this one, working with youngsters and learning from them and the community. I studied History bachelor degree and one of my main goals was to becoming a history teacher in the future. So that’s why I wanted to be in a high school or a gymnasium working with pupils and students and learning from them.
I have two reasons for why did I choose volunteering. The first one is because I like so much the concept about sharing different cultures and identities. I truly think that is a perfect way to improve our knowledge and culture, increasing some skills as empathy or trying to see other people’s perspective. The second reason is that the concept of volunteering means that you do the volunteer because it’s something you believe in. So if somebody do a volunteer he wouldn’t do it because of the money or something like that; the main reason should be that you truly enjoy what you are doing and believe that it’s important for the community and society somehow.
