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IT Business & Trade Summit 2017 was a nice conference. This lasted two days. It was in Vilnius Tech Park near the Vilnius old town, in the capital of Lithuania. This conference was free for the people, but you needed to register on the website if you wanted to go, as the organizers needed to know how many people would come. The place where had the conference was very beautiful, when you arrived, you could see a l

My name is Eglė, and I‘m from Lithuania, Klaipėda. In the end of September till 07 of October, I had the opportunity to participate in Polish-Lithuanian youth exchange project “Create The Unity” as one of the 12 representatives of Lithuania and I discovered more things that I was actually expecting. The main goal of the project „Create The Unity” was to familiarize participants with the meaning of t

On September 25, 2017, I attended the conference on the occasion of the Day of Remembrance of Lithuanian Jewish Victims of Genocide and the European Day of Jewish Culture, “Diaspora and Heritage: The Shtetl”, which was held in the Lithuanian Seimas (Parliament) in Vilnius. The Conference took place in the Conference Hall of the Parliament. In the lobby there was a beautiful, very well documented exhibition about the

The Paneriai is a neighborhood of Vilnius, about 10 kilometers away from the city center. In this place, we can find the big Memorial about the people shot to death from 1941 to 1944. When you arrive you can see different monuments about the history and you can walk to the surrounding of the site and see the monuments, pits, and the forest. Also, you can visit a museum that it explains the history. The museum opens f

The “Republic of Užupis” neighborhood is in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. It is in the old town of the city, just across the Vilnia river. Uzupis means „to the other side of the river“ in Lithuanian language, and this neighborhood declared its independence on 1st of April, 1997.  Many years ago, Užupis was the Jewish neighborhood in Vilnius, but when  the world war started, this was to razed during the Holocaust

Trakai is a beautiful city near the capital of Lithuania, only to 28 km to Vilnius. It’s a typical tourist destination. In Trakai, you can find different places to enjoy. The first and the most important place in the city is Trakai Castle. This castle is in the middle of the island, it is in a beautiful place. Lake Galvė and beautiful woods are around the castle. It was built in the fourteenth century, Grand Duke Kęs

Training course “Service vs. Learning = Volunteering” was held on September 1-10 in Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania. I had an opportunity to participate in this project as one of the three representatives of Lithuania and it gave me a lot of new and useful experience. Sfantu Gheorghe There were three participants from each of these countries: Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Italy, Slovakia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Norway

Before the II World War, there was a numerous and culturally very active Jewish Community in Vilnius, which was almost completely annihilated during the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust. There are still some traces of them to find in the city and this week I spent one day to find them. This was my little homage to those who died victims of racism, intolerance, and anti-Semitism. The first stop I made was at the Viln

I’m Inga from Lithuania. My volunteering experiences are more than 10 years. But I don’t call myself so. It’s my lifestyle. In the middle of August, I participated in a project, which was dedicated to refugees, stereotypes, xenophobia, cultural differences and things like that. The project took place in Romania town Sfantu Gheorgia. There were people from 9 countries: Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Es

On September 1 – 10, in Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania) Erasmus+ training course was held called “Service vs. Learning = Volunteering”. I had the opportunity to participate in this project as one of the three representatives of Lithuania and I discovered more things that I was actually expecting. The most difficult part for me was working with the people I don‘t really know. There were participants from all ove