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.
This month I practiced different strumming patterns and experimented with them. There is a huge variety of strumming patterns for guitar and I read on the internet that it's a great choice to try to master at least most of them. So I did. I learned twenty different strumming patterns of guitar and tried to … Continue reading Guitar playing
Me and my friend Deividas decided to help out at Rugutės fondas this month. Our job was to paint the rods which will be transformed into toy wind mills and sold at Kaziuko mugė. It was a relaxing job and improved my painting skills a little bit. The more interesting part was getting to talk … Continue reading Volunteering at Rugutės fondas
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”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl71Z46mQQI A girl from licėjus, Andrėja Juškaitė, was making a movie for Skalvijos kino akademija and asked me to act in it. I gladly accepted the offer, since I always wanted to try acting in my life. We spent one whole day filming my scenes and it was quite educational for me. I got to … Continue reading Acting in a movie of a student from Skalvijos kino akademija.
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
This month I had less singing lessons because my teacher got sick with pneumonia for two weeks. And, evidently, I did less cas this month overall because I was really lazy and made a plan that I wasn't eager to follow, but I will try to make up for it during the upcoming months. I … Continue reading Singing lessons
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