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Back in the U.S.A.
It is already one month back at home in Madison, Wisconsin. We returned home well and without any adventures. Those trips back after a...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Sep 9, 20247 min read
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A year in Lithuania
A sigh at the grave of the first lady Alma AdamkienÄ—. Wading along the Baltic sea shore. Porcini mushrooms fried in butter and...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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The pink soup
The summer started with a pink soup festival in Vilnius. Pink soup is a traditional cold beet soup made with kefir, marinated beets,...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Jun 2, 20244 min read
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Art nouveau and medieval times
Kids had a weeklong spring break during the first week of April and we decided to do a road trip to visit Latvia and Estonia. Latvia and...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Apr 28, 20244 min read
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From Mammoths to Amsterdam
March was a local month, we didn't travel far. But I hope I intrigued you with the title. Let's start with the big animals. We went to a...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Apr 12, 20244 min read
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The City of Lights, Knives and Books
February is my favorite month of the year. It is the last month of winter; my birthday is in February and some nice special days happen...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Mar 2, 20248 min read
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The Italian Job
We kicked off the new year celebrating Andrew’s 13th birthday. First, we played at the Escape rooms. One team tried to steal...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Jan 27, 20244 min read
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Abundance
‘Tis the season. I am so grateful for December back at home. I hope your holidays came with serenity and brought peace, joy and...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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The Circle of Life and Friends
Statistically speaking, November is dark and rainy in Lithuania. The sun goes down a bit after 4 pm. It is completely dark at 5 pm and...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Nov 26, 20233 min read
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The English lesson
September is a harvest month. Our September was full of activities, new starts and discoveries. We harvested the experience of turning...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Oct 21, 20234 min read
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The first month
It has been a month since we landed in Vilnius. We spent August orienting ourselves to the weather, time change, food, language,...
Milda Aksamitauskas
Sep 10, 20234 min read
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