A Few Good Walks

We've been having some great weather over here on the Baltic. PTL. Good enough for daily walks to the sea, shamelessly buying ice cream cones, and overall happy moods despite the "what the heck am I going to do with my life" crisis happening in my corner. 

I took that picture (^) at an intersection and got weird looks galore (because: - coat // + ice cream). Except at this point, weird looks are the norm.

Looking up, this is all I see. No clouds in sight.

Lots of people come down to the beach after school/work hours. It's a gathering place and I like it.

Sandy boardwalks.

  

On the way back, a big tractor came up behind me to clean the sidewalk. He gave me a sheepish smile, because he knew he was kicking me off the concrete for a while. I didn't mind, because I got to walk through the woods. #happyplace

Finally, his slow crawling tractor (would have been faster if it was a JD, because nothing runs like a Deere) passed by and I walked up the stairs over the bridge...

...to see a train going by. You can see the caboose wayyyy down there. If you would follow the left fork, you would find your way to downtown Klaipeda.

Finally a sunset - almost gave a Midwest sunset a run for it's money. 

Thankful for walks like these.

The First of Many Baltic Walks

So far, on a scale of 1 to mom-status of taking pictures, I would say I'm at about a 2 at best. Believe me, I've brought my camera along lots of places, but it just doesn't hit me to take it out and capture.

We went to the Baltic today, which was fun. Brought my camera. Used it.

After my 1:15 class a few of us decided to take a walk down to the coast to catch some of the sunset. After a 30-minute walk the sidewalk opened up to this...what.the.sea.

The walk wasn't that bad, either. It's a busy road, but on both sides are beautiful forests all covered with snow. Then the sidewalk opens up to this: 

In related news, my boots met the Baltic.

Look, Mom! Two of my roommates and me - Ariel & Melissa. 

Now that the whole school-thing has been reintroduced, syllabi distributed and the fact that my desk is a mess, the reality that we're going to be here for another 4+ months is starting to hit. At this point I'm excited about the opportunity to sink into a place and live instead of flying by to catch the high points.