I awoke this morning and found the entire city transformed by a glistening blanket of snow. We have had several warm(er) days, which made Kaunas all wet and grey with run-off. So, the snow is a welcome sight. I would have run out into it and made snow angels, but my feet and calves are so sore, I merely watched from the window. The ballet classes I take every morning with the Kaunas Musical Theater Company are in a Russian style, with a LOT of jumping. It is good...

The strange thing is that no matter how different I feel from everyone else here, they seem to think that I am really lithuanian. Apparently my face and dress are quite common in Kaunas. When Sigita and I took the bus to Vilnius yesterday, the driver seemed to think that I was only "putting on airs" by speaking in english and that I could really speak lithuanian if I wanted to. I am still learning how to say "I don't speak lithuanian" in Lithuanian, and most don'...

I am currently in Kaunas, Lithuania staying with Lina's parents. We are not so far away from Russia. Right now we are even having the same weather as they are. When I arrived here late monday night it was almost -20C, far colder than Oslo, which surprised me. Luckily Lina met me at the airport, with warm things to wear and a car to her house. I spent all day tuesday catching up with Lina, and then wednesday Aura (the resident contemporary dance company) already h...