Now I have a new little home for checking email, blogging, and skyping home - here on Pilies Gatve (Street of [the] Castle). As you walk down this very touristy street, you have a perfect view of the castle of Gediminas - I'll take some pictures this week to post.
Here at the coffee shop, I'm sitting with three teenagers. They are part of that young Hippie fashion movement in Vilnius - with dreads, faux hawks, ripped jeans, chains, and lots of plaid. They are playing this board game like Monopoly - but it is called "War on Terror". All of the money is stamped with "World Bank of Capitalism". They are playing to take over the world...it's pretty crazy.
Some of you are wondering how I'm going to be spending this next few weeks, since I'm finished with my language course. Well, now I'm putting that course to good use - starting tomorrow, I'm going to be scouting out more informants who are young street musicians and will be interviewing them. I'm continuing with voice lessons, and I'm trying to attend a concert every day.
Last night, I went with my friend K to the Harvard Krokodiloes concert here in Vilnius. I talked with K and her friend R about the interesting concert-going rituals here - including clapping along in unison at the end of a concert. Since they sat in the front row, they missed my new favorite one - conducting along with the music and snapping on the downbeat. I counted at least 10 people doing that in the audience - mostly everyone was dancing along somehow.
Ate!
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