Somehow almost a month has come and gone since we waved good-bye to my parents and brother, Paul, and sent them off on the early morning train out of Klaipeda...and I am ashamed to admit that I haven't shared anything about their 2-week visit to Lithuania with you. Erik and I feel extremely blessed to have had the 2 communities we come from and are a part of meet together in one place.
"Thank you mom, dad & Paul, for each of you jumping into life at LCC with both feet. We are so grateful. Our visit at home this summer will be richer because you were able to experience the people and places that make up our life here. Thank you for bringing your love and support across the world."
While my family was here, we did just about everything but sit down. This included meeting & talking to LCC students, attending campus events, going to classes with Erik, watching the Inauguration of LCC's new President, getting our hands dirty at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new residence hall, getting cepiliniai-making lessons from Vaida, participating in a Seder Meal with some of our friends, visiting the public sauna followed by a cold dip in the Baltic Sea, taking an international road trip to Latvia & Estonia for Easter weekend and hopefully drinking & eating plenty of European cappuccinos & pastries to make the visit worthwhile. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words...and for that I am thankful. I'll let the pictures do the talking.
