Monday 27 October 2014

Salakas. Ignalina. Palūše

At the second week end of September (from 13th to 14th) I was in Salakas with some other volunteers. We celebrated all together birthdays of two volunteers Max's from France and Angels' from Spain. There were 14 guys from Franse, Russia, Lithuania, Armenia, UK, Spain, Netherlandes and Ukraine. We spent nice week end all together. We played in active games on a beach, walked to the forest, drove bicycles, made barbeque - meat for non-vegetarians and vegetables and mushrooms for vegetarians. On a brakfast is was a pankakes with zucchini and apples. It was cool and fun time and unusual international birthday party I ever have been!!! 

After Salaka at the same week end (from 14th to 16th). I was in Ignalina. I desided to visit Alba also volunteer from Spain who works there and visit Aukštatia National Park in Palūše where she works. It's one of the biggest parks in Lithuania. It's really huge and very beautiful. I was impressed. This park is quite popular and well known among not just local people but also among foreign tourists. There are a lot of activities for visitors. The park is full of different tracks (for cars, foot walking or boat trips). I was on one foot track - "Botanical track". It's very short distance just 3,5 km with 7 stopes. On each of that stopes you can read and learn some info about protected lithuanian plants. Also there are a lot of wooden sculptures around the park but unfortunately most of it is destroyed or in a very bad condition. And Alba as a restaurator tries to take care about it. She cleans and covers each of it by protected material. I think she is doing very good and useful job for this park! It was nice meeting and I happy I could see one more beautiful Lithuanian place and meet with Alba now my friend!


Monday 13 October 2014

Night of reading. Book fair. Day of Zarasai

In the middle of August in Zarasai and in the library was several events.

At the 14th of August was a "Night reading". It's an every year event. People could come to the library, relax and listen some poets.
This year this event was organizing in very interesting way. It was not just simply poetry but it was combined with jazz and sand drawings. I could say it was amazing combination )))
So people came at 9 pm. Our reading hall of the library was full. Everybody wanted to see how it would be. And it was interesting. People set and listened some lithuanian poets. The event started at 9 and finished at midnight. Everybody enjoed the event and for my opinion had very interesting evening. Hope next year it also will be something similar!
On a 15th of August our library participated in a book fair. The event took part on the main square. There were some publishing houses who presented their production. I really liked "Nieko rimto" (www.niekorimto.lt).It has very interesting and beautiful design of books and postcards. Each design is unique and made by different artists and illustrators.


At the same day as book fair also Zarasai celebrated birthday. So in the evening on that day on the main square was a big concert. The main band played there was pop-folk band "KITAVA". The guys were very energetic and funny. Volunteers from Salakas and some other volunteers from another short-term project in Antalepte (about 15 guys) also came to Zarasai and we spent time all together. It was nice evening with fireworks at the end of the day.