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Hannah Sink
Karklu 5
Klaipeda, Lithuania

Finished the first week!!

Alrighty so I finished my first week of classes at LCC. I only had two so it wasn't that difficult. :) My internship is still in the works, according to the Career Development lady at LCC. Seems like the language barrier is difficult to overcome so she's still looking. My other class is online so it will not start until next week. So as of now I am taking two classes: Development Economics and Business Ethics. Development Econ is supposedly the hardest class at LCC with the hardest professor, and only seniors are in the class with Clayton and I. However, it seems like a normal Westmont class [from what we've heard LCC classes are really easy compared to American schools] with loads of reading. Business Ethics is very interesting. Our professor is very animated and she is from the states and was very welcoming the first class. I'm going to be doing an ethical study on Starbucks corporation, which is very appropriate I think. :)

My roommates are wonderful. For the first time I am able to have fun, goof off, and still have my peace and quiet with all of them. Their names are Iryna, Elya, and Nastya and are all from the Ukraine. They all speak a combo of Lithuania, Russian, and Ukrainian to each other which is funny because I have no idea what they're saying. They are all Business majors and sophomores like me. They are really silly and we all get along great. Last night a couple of Study Abroaders and their roommates along with two of my roommates and I all went out to the local dance club called Global. It was an absolute blast. After a lot people from our group went home, Clayton, my two roommates, a study abroad kid from Equador, and I stayed out dancing until 4. Haha. It has only been the first week and already I'm diving into the local culture.

The food here is still kind of an issue. I found an American restaurant I can eat at when I'm desperately hungry, but it is pricey by Lithuanian standards. I eat a lot of bread and cheese. Diet Coke here is way better than American regular coke, so I'm starting to get addicted. Oh yeah and coffee is beyond amazing. If you've been to Europe you know that drip coffee in the states does not compare to European lattes!

Thank you all for your prayers and emails of encouragement. I decided to post pictures in a easier format so you don't have to scroll through them everytime you read my blog. Here are the latest albums with pictures from my dorm, the city I am in, and a couple of shindigs with the Study Abroad group.

I'm off to get ready for dinner. Much love to all you.

http://picasaweb.google.com/hannahsink/KretingaAndHBH
http://picasaweb.google.com/hannahsink/Klaipeda
http://picasaweb.google.com/hannahsink/Vilnius

The beautiful ceilings
The organ newly refurbished
The catacombs in the church.

Church in classical style in Vilnius
Grave of a former duke of Lithuania. His body was preserved for over 400 years
Fresca in the Church

Clayton and I in the airport
Starbucks for $7, holy smokes, but it was sure good. Actually on the weird side
In Vilnius, Clock tower in the main square

Our airline
Copenhagen airport
Airport celing
Weird "smoking cabins" that are a new Danish invention

Hi I'm in the dorms now.
I've seen so much in three days. We went to a castle today along with our three hour drive from Vilnius and Klaipeda, where the dorms are. I'm going to post some pictures of the castle, museum, and snow from the last few days.


I miss you all very very very much. The dorms are not very nice, but very close to the downtown. The people from all the different schools are a bit weird, but seem nice. I need to force myself to be a little more outgoing. I've been spending a lot of time with the kids from westmont. Three of the four of us are on the same floor and we're all in the same dorm. I can't wait to get to know my roommates, but they haven't moved in.

Labas!

Hi everyone.

First post of the Lithuanian journey. So I’m writing this on Word, because we don’t have personal internet yet, but I don’t want to forget anything, so here’s my first post… to be posted later. :)

Well my flight from Seattle to Chicago was uneventful. Four hours and we watched uh… oh yea some football movie with the “Rock,” where he’s a pro-football player and he finds out he has a daughter from his ex-wife. It was rated PG and even the critics who gave the review before the movie started hated it. “Two thumbs down.” It was entertaining, nevertheless.

My flight to Chicago was a little delayed, but I still had about an hour and a half before my next flight left at 10 pm. I still had to change terminals and meet Clayton (my friend from Westmont and travel partner) at the gate. I moved quickly, following all logical airport signs leading to Terminal 5, but no could do. I kept asking people for directions, but they all were leading me in circles. Finally, I met this guy from Seattle moving to Norway for a professor job there and both had to make this flight. We were getting pressed for time and finally someone offered to take us. We got to the gate just as they were about to give our tickets away. Clayton was worried, but we made it fine. The plane ride was cramped with our long legs and tight quarters, but I slept and rested most of the flight, and I forgot to watch movies. Haha. Food was edible, uneventful flight.

Copenhagen airport is beautiful. It looks like Ikea furniture in this crazy architectural building. We had starbucks and then got on our next flight to Vilnius.

More later Love you.