Sorry we've been bad bloggers lately with such a huge gap in updates. Life has, interestingly, become rather busy again these past several weeks. Here's an attempt to show you why we've had difficulty finding time to update the blog:
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| Toms checks on the heaping piles of pancakes made the week of midterms for the students. Free pancakes are like catnip for students at LCC International University. |
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| Events such as the pancake party are all part of a plan to foster closer community in the resident halls and demonstrate servant leadership to the students. |
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| A view of a small portion of Klaipėda from Josh's office. |
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| The motto of the LCC "Moose" basketball team for fans is if it makes noise, bring it to the game. |
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| Alisha plays with some donated sparklers and Josh plays with the shutter speed during Halloween evening. |
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| For Halloween, we brought some American-style festivities to the resident halls. Alisha's panda pajamas were loved by all and we took several students trick-or-treating for their very first time. |
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| Josh turned the big 3-0 in early November. Alisha threw a big birthday party and invited many of the people who have made us feel at home during our time so far at LCC. |
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| Josh's RAs surprised him with a festive pineapple and a heart-felt card for his birthday. |
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| Alisha was one of the featured speakers at a special event called Mug and Muffin. Unfortunately, we have no pictures of her speaking because... |
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| ...Josh took a group of students to perform at a Lithuanian music festival in the small town of Biržai, which is right next to the Latvian boarder. Despite hanging with a flock of girls, Josh survived the weekend. |
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| Josh playing at the SIELOS Festival. |
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| The festival team enjoys breakfast in a Soviet-style high school gymnasium, where they slept for the night. The group is a true representation of LCC's intercultural nature, with members from Russia, Ukraine, Albania, the United States, and Andorra (small country between Spain and France). |
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| The group was asked to sing at the town's Reformed Church. Interesting note, the Reformed Church was the group largely responsible for the persecution of the Mennonites in the 1600s. Life takes you to some strange places sometimes. |
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| Pray for Alisha's sanity. |
Upcoming events are just as numerous. However, we're vowing to do a better job keeping this blog updated.
Please, send us questions and requests on what you'd like to see, know, and learn about our adventures here in Lithuania.
