Ugnė's CAS blog

Volunteering at 7 Cups of Tea in April. As “Kartu Tikrai Galime” has not occurred during my volunteering time, I decide to find once again volunteer at 7 cups of tea. It was an activity I had last year but stopped as many users were misusing it, which made me uncomfortable.

Sadly, while I had a good time talking to people, some people were using it inappropriately, so I was reminded again why I had stopped this activity.

So, all in all, while this activity was interesting and enjoyable, I would not continue it as there as many people that do not appreciate, in an appropriate manner, the volunteer work you do.

Walking in April. As my schedule is only getting busier, I am sticking to the plan that I made up in March – to walk more every day rather than go on a big walk once or so a month.

Even though my statistics are decent, I wish I could walk a bit more, but sadly, I am mostly restrained to my desk.

Hopefully, after my exams in May, I am able to do this.

As I am finishing up my 2-year journey of walking, and hiking, I can say that I am rather pleased with my results and I hope to continue my habit.

Cooking in April has been rough. I am very busy with preparations for exams, I have very little time to get anything else done.

This month I managed to make a grain salad. I adjusted the recipe quite a bit as I did not have many of the ingredients. It did still come out delicious, as attested by my friends. It was healthy too.

Volunteering at “Kartu Tikrai Galime” in March. This month was even slower than before. Very few children learners showed up. So, I had to share one with a teacher colleague, we had a chance teach physics, the topic of optics. I am not a strong physicist, but with the help of my colleague we managed to do well, I think.

Walking in March. This month, due to preparation for mocks, exams and finishing up all the written tasks i struggled to find a time to go for a long alk or hike,so idecide i will try to imement this activity into my daiky routine. Choosing to walk longer distances, walk to to places where i usually drive. It turned out pretty good as i managed to get at least a few thousands steps everyday. I think i will continue to do this tasks into April as my schedule will not be any less busy and such adaptations helps me to stay fit.

Crocheting in March. This month for me was very busy and tough. With school work, exams nearing and all the other tragic world events, it was very hard to find the time and mental capacity to do some ‘fun’ activty. Nonetheless, I did get the chance to work on my project, which is nearing the end now.

I am very excited to finish the project, which took a long time, longer than expected. While it is still interesting, I had a harder time focusing on it and enjoying.

Cooking in March. This month I decorated a cake for my friend (it was her birthday). And I also made pumpkin soup.

The decoration was very interesting, as I have very little experience with decorations and making sweets.

Pumpkin soup, although an autumnal dish, my aunt had given me a big pumpkin, so I decided to make a tasty soup. This was fun, as I have a lot of experience with soup making.

Volunteering at “Kartu tikrai galime” in February. This month just the way as the last few months, a bit slow, but I managed to get a child.

I got to help with history homework for a 6th grader about ancient Greece, by helping him understand the textbook text. While I do not study history currently, my past knowledge and the textbook that the kid provided was enough to help him.

Crocheting a blanket in February. Nearing examination time, free time is absent, hence time to work on the blanket is scarce. However, I managed to find some and hence work on it a little bit.

This is still somewhat fun and relaxing to me hence I continue to work on it.

Hiking in February. This month the weather has gotten, but it is very wet and droopy and slippery. Hence, hiking is hard, but I decided to try anyways.

I went on a walk in the forest near my house, it was very muddy so I got my shoes dirty:(

Cooking in February. Inspired by my favourite TV – Twin Peaks, I had decided to bake a cherry pie. I used this recipe.

Even though I don’t make pies often, this was not a hard recipe, but it was a bit different than usual.

All in all, this was a great experience:)

“Kartu tikrai galime” was, as always, a bit slow. Very few kids show up, so it is rare that you can help the child. The kids are often unmotivated and have very few things to help with.

This time I helped my kid to check his history homework assignment, about the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and its rulers.

Cooking in January.

This month I made a traditional Lithuanian dish – kibinai; and chicken and broccoli pie.

Kibinai were made following a family recipe. They were delicious

Chicken broccoli pie was made intuitively, as I was in a rush, I did not have the time.

All in all, this was a very nice experience.

During the holidays, my friends and I planned on a larger hike in Vilnius, which we had the chance to execute, as we had more free time form school.

We, per usual, walked in the city center, then decided to go to Vingis park and enjoy some crisp air. It was not slippery, as we expected, but it was colder than I had anticipated.

All in all, I walked quite a distance that day, which I am very proud of

Crocheting in January. As I started the month off on a school holiday, I had a bit more time to indulge in my hobby. I had initially planned to have it finished by January, however, that is absolutely not the case. But happily, I have done more than half of it and will most likely finish it before my exams take place. Then I'll have to choose another project to work on.

All in all, I am happy that I have done some progress on it and have used my free time to be creative and create something useful.

Decorating school class doors is a tradition of our school; during the festive season each class has to physically decorate a door. Being a creative individual, I naturally joined the cause.

My friends, Helen and Ieva, our class president and I collaborated together to create it. We chose a more traditional theme route for decoration – to show the birth of Jesus with 3D objects. After gathering the materials, we created it. I don’t think the door won the contest, but I gathered that people did like it. So, I believe this work to be a success