Happy Saturday to you all. Sounds like at least some of you are having well deserved, really good weather.
We worked on our classes all morning and the decided to get out and about. We had several errands to run, including paying the bill for Lithuanian class. We had to pay it with cash into a university account at a certain bank. I don't think we are getting any discount.
Then, strange as it may sound, Klaipeda University does not sell everything that can be embroidered or printed or painted with the University logo. Our Lithuanian teacher was kind enough to do some research and found out that we could buy things at the mall, so off we went a hunting. We must be getting accustomed to negative windchills. It could also be that after spending years in houses, a one bedroom flat with small living room-kitchen combination can begin to feel a tad small. We eventually found the small store, after making a complete circle of the mall, and picked out the designs we wanted printed on the shirts. I'll pick them up on Wed. after class. Del also managed to find a dress shirt, and I found broccoli and zuchinni at the Hyper Maxima. We also needed to go to the book store to get an English/Lithuanian Dictionary to go with our phrasebooks
It's kind of funny. I have been to the mall here more than I did all last year in Georgia, and Del has been more than he did in the last 2-3 years combined. My little shopper.
We also found a hamburger stand in the mall and had "linner" as Del calls it. I can't say as the burger killed my beef craving because the huge amount of mayonaise on it masked the taste, and dripped all over the place. It looked like Del's dad had been in charge. That man loved the stuff. We added mustard, which probably made it taste even more like a condiment sandwich. I now know how to say "well done", however, so we may eventually give the steak house a try. It was interesting to see that Hesburger had a vegetarian option that looked like a deviled egg with french fries and drink, so vegetarianism must be quite common. Whenever we go out to eat with other people, someone asks if we are vegetarian.
Oh, I forgot to mention that we learned a bit of etiquette in L Class that would have been helpful when we went to the 20th anniversary celebration. In this country, people don't just get a drink, have a little toast and drink it at will. Everyone in your group is supposed to sip at the same time, each time. I didn't quite understand how they time and choreograph this but I will certainly watch carefully for signaling behaviors next time we drink in public. I suppose that at a large party the group would just be the couple of people you are actually talking with at a particular time. That was not brought up at orientation.
Only one burst of fireworks tonight, and we couldn't see them from the window. Too late and too cold to go out in our pajamas.
Have a good day off, if you have a day off.
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