2012 m. kovo 15 d., ketvirtadienis

Maastricht street fashion

Yesterday I had a feeling, that spring finally came to Maastricht! Very unusual - sun was shining!:) I couldn't resist this persfect sunny and warm weather and just stay at home or library,so I had a walk  in the city center and observed how poeple changed their looks from winter to spring collections. Here is what I found: 
Black clothes,white flower,red lips - everythinh brilliant. Except those glitter parts of a tights :)

Baggy

Blue-jeans style.Here I like the scarf and shoes of a girl. Boy's jeans and shoes - baaad.

Popular in Maastricht - wearing sweaters with university name and shorts,of course. I think anywhere before I didn't see that many girls wearing shorts as here.

Bike is "must-have" accessorie in Maastricht all the time :)
Youth style. Boy looks really good!
Have a look at high-heels on the right - LOVELY!
Super simple. Uggs should be left in winter.
Here I like skirt,shoes and the fact,that everything together looks colorful






2012 m. kovo 12 d., pirmadienis

How it feels to be lithuanian abroad

On the 11th of March there is a big celebration in Lithuania. It is the day,when our country got back its independence. Streets are full of people, controversial parades of "patriotic youth" take place, flags wawe everywhere. Every lithuanian, who is proud to be lithuanian somehow marks this day. This year, while Lithuania was singing national athem all together, I was thousands kilometres away. But,what is suprsising, I felt so close to my country, as I never felt while living there.
Usually during this kind of national celebrations, people of one nationality abroad are used to stick together. However, I think, that it should  be the opposite. It's always nice to share your culture, open it to other people, make them admire it as you do. So, that's why on 11th of March I decided to organize Lithuanian night for foreigners -  with traditional food, music and games to discover our country, culture and language. Another reason was that Lithuania is really a hidden treasure of Europe, that almost no one knows about it (like it would be in Africa or other side ofthe World). I like the most,when you tell someone "I am from Lithuania" and you see that person actually doesn't have an idea about it, but pretends to know and after says "Oh, I know your capital Tallin (or more often Riga) is very nice". Being lithuanian abroad is not that easy as turkish or chineese,who meet their culture or people on every corner and can buy their tradition food in specialized markets worldwide. You cannot that easily meet lithuanian culture everywhere, so you have to keep it in your heart and soul and become as an ambasador - promote it and share.
And when you try to share it, you discover how curious and interested people actually are. You see koreans or hungarians trying to pronounce difficult words in lithuanian language, you see italians gazing at pictures of your country, you hear people saying how delicious lithuanian food is, and you feel that your country is not just a dot on the map for them anymore.
 And you feel that your home, your culture is not far at all, it's just here, around you. And it will always be, if you manage to bring it everywhere you go!


2012 m. kovo 4 d., sekmadienis

Hello! I'm Kristina, I'm 22 and I am a journalist. Since I was very small child, people used to tell me, that I always look happy. Sometimes it sounded like: "Oh, you look so happy!" or "I'm jealous, that you manage to be happy" or (this is the best) "Why are you so happy?". And they were always right, I'm happy! I could hardly remember any day in my life when since sunrise till sunset I wouldn't have any minute of happiness :)

"What makes you being happy? " - would you ask. Well, I've been asking myself this quesion many times and I've got so many answers - travelling, friends, family, challenges! But on the top I would put DISCOVERIES. Nothing else could compare to this feeling, when you get to know, to see, to hear, to feel something new, that you never experienced before. Everytime you discover something new, you change, you add one more color to the painting of your life. And if you never stop doing it, imagine how beautiful and colorful life you will have :)!

In order to share my desire to the discoveries with other people, I decided to start writing it down. At the moment I am leaving in the Netherlands, in the city called Maastricht. This place inspired me with its variety of colors! Here you can meet people from all the corners of the World, talk different languages, visit squatter houses and fancy clubs at the same time, listen to all kinds of music you like, meet strange and extraordinary people, hear stories of their lives, do yoga exercise and after smoke a joint with your guru. Colors, colors, colors!!!

In this blog, called "Colors of life" I will make you discover amazing things, places and people. I promise, you will find al ot of colors and positive emotions here!

Be happy,
Kristina