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.

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