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Hello, COVID Positivity!: Plus, Hymns to the Great Goddess
Labukaaaaas, friends from around the world! (Hiiii!) I'm one day late pressing Send on this bad boy because, well, I tested positive for...
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Eva
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
A Week in Heidelberg, Germany: Castles, Monasteries, & Zwiebelkuchen!
*Taps mic* Is this thing on? Well labas, y'all! You miss me? I'm back from a week-long holiday in Heidelberg, Germany, far removed from...
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Eva
- Sep 12, 2022
- 4 min
Here's Why Lithuanians Love Basketball So Much - And Why I'm a New Fan!
When I say I'm not a sports fan, what I mean is that I usually can't be bothered to watch a game. The Superbowl? Sure, give me Lady Gaga...
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Eva
- Sep 5, 2022
- 6 min
A Full Spectrum Week in Latvia: White Beaches and Beyond
Labas, everyone! If we're being real here, I've needed a bit of time to reflect on my experiences in Latvia just about three weeks ago...
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Eva
- Aug 29, 2022
- 5 min
A Very Baltic Weekend at Mėnuo Juodaragis
Labas, everyone! We're heading into the last hours of summer here in Lithuania - or more specifically, today is the last day I expect to...
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Eva
- Aug 16, 2022
- 4 min
Visiting the Paneriai Holocaust Memorial: Context and Nuance for the Past's Horrors
Visiting the Paneriai Memorial, one of many mass execution sites of Jewish people during the Holocaust, has never been on my fun list of...
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Eva
- Aug 8, 2022
- 5 min
My 5 Favorite Rivers and Lakes Around Lithuania
Alright, it's official: August is my favorite month here, without a doubt. At this point last year, we were just spreading our wings out...
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Eva
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
You Doing Okay?: Life's Many Adventures in the Land of Rain
As one group of American friends moves back home, life has suddenly moved into August. [Cue Taylor Swift song.] Last week, I hosted my...
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Eva
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
An Ode to My Sweet International Greyhound on her Birthday
More than any of the three of us (myself, The Scientist, and Audrey, our greyhound), I think Audrey has picked the tallest straw from...
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Eva
- Jul 18, 2022
- 4 min
Living That Jewish Witch Life in Lithuania: Plus, ONE YEAR IN!
We're almost there, y'all! On this day a year ago, The Scientist and I were getting every last little (heated) drop of Texas we could -...
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Eva
- Jul 11, 2022
- 4 min
Coming Up On My 1 Year Lithuania Anniversary: My Own Personal Shehecheyanu
Labas, hi! Can you believe it's been almost ONE YEAR since The Scientist and I moved to Lithuania? We've been doing a whole lot of...
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Eva
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
How I Spent 36 Glorious Hours in Oslo, Norway
Welcome back to my blog, Into the Forests I Go, where we're traveling together on my adventures across Lithuania and Europe - and this...
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Eva
- Jun 26, 2022
- 3 min
Bye, Summertime Blues: My Reset at the Baltic Sea
And that's it - it's finally summer. All it took was an epic all day rainstorm to wash away the rest of Lithuania's spring, and I've been...
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Eva
- Jun 12, 2022
- 4 min
Welcome to Lithuania's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream:' Joninės!
Since I'm going to be out of town next weekend, I wanted to share a blog post about something I've been excited about since before I...
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Eva
- Jun 6, 2022
- 4 min
I'm Discontent: How to Manage Weather Expectations in Your New Home Country
Don't get me wrong: I'm happy I'm not melting in 102 degree weather in Texas. And sure, it's been almost a year in Europe (!) and I'm...
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Eva
- May 30, 2022
- 5 min
Living in Lithuania: 6 Pros and Cons
Real talk: there seems to be a deep-seated inferiority complex in the minds of many Lithuanians, including some of my friends who have...
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Eva
- May 22, 2022
- 3 min
Another Lithuanian Milestone in the Books: Street Music Day
Yesterday was something of a Lithuania milestone for The Scientist and me. Let's be real for a second: gathering people together from...
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Eva
- May 15, 2022
- 4 min
Eurovision: The Story of a Confused American Singer
Wow. Eurovision. It was about a year ago that The Scientist and I began to see Vilnius as a solid choice in our next move - and not only...
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Eva
- May 9, 2022
- 3 min
Šaltibarščiai: Pink, It's My New Obsession
Listen, there's just something about the color pink. I'll take it as a dusty, rosy beige, the coral and magenta hues of azaleas, the...
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Eva
- May 1, 2022
- 2 min
Spring is Springing: A Photo Album
Here's something I haven't told you about me yet: in a past lifetime, I was a florist. I mean, it's probably not that surprising to you,...
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