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The most important thing that I have to say about participating in this project is that I learned how to be free. Before going to Murzasichle I was really afraid and even doubted if I should go or stay home (because of the current situation of the coronavirus). Also, I had to go with my friend, but suddenly she told me that she doesn’t want to go and that was my biggest apprehension that I will have to go alone, not

Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, is a very interesting city and it is suitable for everyone, also for disabled. The Library for Blind is one of the place built to improve the blinds‘ life and to increase their opportunities and their creativity. “This is a library but also the biggest publishing house in Lithuania that produces books in braille and in cd format“ said Fausta Kepaliene, the Deputy director, and Dalia

2019, January 13-21 we participated in the Erasmus+ project “City – make it smart”. Written by: Povilas Ščepanovič Personally I was expecting the project to consist of lectures, or something of the sort about the idea of a smart city and workshops directly influencing the city’s infrastructure, but instead I got fewer than anticipated talks about the smart city idea and a lot more socialization than I am

This year, on 16 – 24 September, I had the chance to participate in Erasmus+ project “Stepping Stones – Including the people with disability in Labour Market”. The project was held in Nová Baňa, Slovakia. It all began with a forwarded email. My personal stepping stones. First one: how will I travel to this tiny Nová Baňa town all on my own? What is waiting for me on my way there? I made up my mind t

We all have issues. A strange sentence to begin talking about the incredible experience that a group of people from all around Europe had in a Greece city of Trikala. This Erasmus+ training course for youth workers “Let’s speak about it” brought together people with various backgrounds, age groups, experiences and so many different countries around Europe: Greece, Albania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Italy,

Before three weeks I was a participant in mobility project of youth workers “International Bridge Builders” in Romania from 18th to 24th of August.  This was Erasmus+ seminar for cultural diversity multipliers from 8 different countries. So during this period I had opportunity to know more about other cultures and hear about problems in different Europe countries. First evening we had cultural diversity e

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