I finally got to act in front of a lot of people. I was very excited to do this, since it has been a long time for me without being on stage. The last time I performed something live was 2 years ago, when I was still in music school. And until now, I hadn't … Continue reading Acting in the play of šimtadienis.
This was quite the experience. I volunteered at the opera "Pikų dama" because I got the offer to do it from the volunteer coordinator of Vilnius City Opera. I thought that it will be very fun to see the opera and participate in what happens backstage. My main job was to carry some boxes with … Continue reading Volunteering at the opera “Pikų dama”
Yet another month of mma. This time it's a bit different though. The training on tuesday and thursday is the same - I am trying to polish the techniques of striking that I've learned so far and I feel myself getting more 'fluent' in using them. But the training on Saturday, which is a very … Continue reading Training mixed martial arts
This month I did not train (I skipped training a few times) as much since I had to rehearse for a play at school. But I still went to mma regularly. The training sessions are very intense at the start of the month because of the upcoming championship, so it always makes my muscles hurt, … Continue reading Training mixed martial arts.
I got encouraged by a friend of mine to volunteer at this french movie festival. It turned out to be a great experience because I got to meet some famous french actors that I had admired since I was little. I also had to help out with carrying film equipment from one cinema to another … Continue reading Volunteering at the film festival “Žiemos Ekranai”
This month was heavy with preparations for šimtadienis. There were numerous tasks that you could do. I chose to act in the play, mostly because I wanted to do something creative and hard rather than make decorations as that would've been boring for me. I did not realize at first how much time it's going … Continue reading Helping to prepare for šimtadienis.
This month I found out that a student from licėjus is a coordinator of volunteers in Vilnius City Opera. Since I love learning more about theatre and opera, I immediately contacted her and joined the group of volunteers. I was asked to help out at knygų mugė and I accepted the offer. The first thing … Continue reading Volunteering at knygų mugė as a member of Vilnius City Opera
Yet another month of MMA. There is an upcoming MMA championship on the 16th of February in Lithuania, which means that the fighters here are going to be preparing extra hard. My coach asked whether I want to participate and my answer was no. As much as I've grown to love the sport, I do … Continue reading Training mixed martial arts
In this month of training I planned to improve my kicks. I became rather confident in sparring overall. I feel more stable and quick on my feet, my wrestling skills and power have become better. I can actually spar for 5 rounds of 5 minutes now. My kicks have gotten stronger, but still not as … Continue reading Training mma
This was planned for October, but I forgot to do it that month, so I planned to do it this month. I asked my dad to help me, because he knows his way around tools and making things from scratch, while I'm absolutely terrible at it. We both spent some time making three birdhouses from … Continue reading Making and putting up a few birdhouses near my house.
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