TV and Mead

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders.

-Margaret Mead

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!

There were masks, pancakes, music, dancing, laughter, and pranking. There was a holiday today celebrating the return of spring. A figure of winter was made out of straw and burnt to make things easier for spring to return. Yay spring. I want everyone to know that I was the last person in the whole celebration to receive a free pancake. Everyone was running out of batter but I was lucky enough to grab a napkin and stick it in the ladies' face who was frying them. :) I didn't even have to pay for it! I was also part of the procession of dancing people that walked to the water-front to burn Mother Winter. Lots of fun things were going on... I even saw someone dressed up like a Jewish salesman trying to sell women's underwear to everyone. There was a whole farm of animals as well. One of my favorites were the t.v. news reporters walking around and "filming" everything that was going on.

Another placed interstingly sentence

Another interesting ending sentence in "The Lithuanians" by Juozas Kudirka. This chapter is on Easter traditions. Page 43 states that:

Girls enjoy swinging on swings in hay barns or in the open. The higher they go in their swings, the taller the flax is going to grow in the summer. This superstition is sometimes responsible for accidents and injuries. In Zemaitia people used to sprinkle each other with water.

I'm starting on page seven of my editing. Romas' grammar isn't quite as bad as Juozas Kudirka, but there is still need for things to be changed around. Only 80 pages to go!

¡Abrazos Gratis!

I just got some photos from Saltshaker. I think they turned out pretty good... I look really grouchy in the second to last one...not sure why. I got a lot of stares with my Spanish sign. I guess not too many people in Klaipeda speak Spanish.

United Airlines...

I'm still trying to figure out my ticket problem. I finally got a phone number where I could talk to actual people (thanks Amy!) and called them a few minutes ago. They said that they can't refund my money or change my return flight for me. I'm going to call from Natalija's office on Monday to have some moral support. Sometimes I feel like there is a language barrier between the lady in India and me. I'll try writing it out clearly on a piece of paper so that I can read it off to them next them.