This month I continued my training. It was different from the other months, since I started sparring with a mouth guard, which means that hits to the head became allowed. I was very scared at first, because this was literally like fighting someone fully, but after the first weeks I became less and less afraid. … Continue reading Training mma
Learning guitar theory
Okay great news, I HAVE MY OWN GUITAR NOW. AND IT'S ELECTRIC! I realized that I wanted to play music which requires an electric guitar and since I think that this will be a thing I'll keep doing even after I'm done with CAS , I bought a guitar! Absolutely fell in love with this … Continue reading Learning guitar theory
Volunteering at the animal shelter “Tautmilė”
This month I had plans to volunteer at an animal shelter. I set out to do this because I think that the animal shelters need all the help they can receive due to the overwhelming amounts of stray dogs that they take in. I also want to be a veterinarian so it was a good … Continue reading Volunteering at the animal shelter “Tautmilė”
Being the assistant of the president of “Kartu tikrai galime” and helping out by volunteering
This November I was still the assistant of the president, but it was more exciting since we were just about to start the program, so there were tons of work. I had to write so many official letters - I don't think I've sent as many official letters in my life as I did this … Continue reading Being the assistant of the president of “Kartu tikrai galime” and helping out by volunteering
Volunteering at the “Mokykla 2018” exhibition in litexpo
I volunteered with my great friend, Justas, at the innovation exhibition "Mokykla 2018". He was the person who invited me to do this, hence it wasn't in my cas plan, but I thought that this is a good opportunity to look at an event like this from the inside perspective. We had to watch one … Continue reading Volunteering at the “Mokykla 2018” exhibition in litexpo
Being the assistant of the president of “Kartu tikrai galime”
This month I became the assistant of the president of "Kartu tikrai galime", at first I was looking to just participate in the program, but the president offered me to be his assistant and I gladly assisted, because in this way, I could help out more. During this month I attended board meetings and filled … Continue reading Being the assistant of the president of “Kartu tikrai galime”
Training mixed martial arts
This month of training was a very different experience from last month. I improved my cardio throughout last month so this month I was able to focus more on the techniques and sparring. I still don't spar fully, which I'm sort of glad about, since I still don't receive any strikes to the head. The … Continue reading Training mixed martial arts
Volunteering at a children’s day camp
I would like to start this blog entry by saying that I AM NOT GOOD WITH KIDS. So this was a terrifying thing to do. I did it because a friend of mine asked for help and I was more than glad to help him out and I wanted to improve my communication abilities with … Continue reading Volunteering at a children’s day camp
Further learning of guitar basics
I continued with teaching myself guitar this month as well. I'm glad to feel that chord progressions are becoming easier to do and strumming with my bare hands is not a problem anymore. This month I learned to strum with a pick and a few basic songs. I also challenged myself to learn the song … Continue reading Further learning of guitar basics
Getting singing lessons
I've always liked singing, although I only did it when I was alone. I felt like I don't have a good voice, so my family shouldn't have to suffer from it. But for two years now I wanted to sing, so I contacted a friend of mine, who studies opera singing in LMTA, and asked … Continue reading Getting singing lessons
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