Life in Lithuania as a Foreigner 

Since I made this video I’ve actually been able to get an EU covid pass, so no more worries about that!

Whenever I see a foreigner living in Lithuania and not complaining about it, it makes my heart happy ))

Its always weird watching people from other countries explore our country. Most things we say as day to day and simple , to them it seems like its something special and out of this world. And I love it :D Thank you for exploring Lithuania and showing off our country to the world!

Being a Lithuanian I am happy that more and more people are noticing this small but awesome country. Now yes it does has it's ups and downs but Lithuania is just nice little cozy country that more people should at least know about

The only time Lithuania able to won a football match recently, you were there :D lol

As someone who moved away from Lithuania to England (depressing place) at a young age, it is lovely to see my home country through your videos and see you enjoy it. Thank you for saying such lovely things and sharing with us your experience.

The thing is, in Lithuania you aren’t experiencing pollution. Skys are so clear. You don’t have to wait for pollution to burn off. Streets are clean and even the graffiti is clean spoken. Its lovely there.

I really enjoy your videos, but I especially liked this one as it is so homely! Also, It is really nice to see that you are happy at this moment in your life. As a lithuanian living in the UK, I do miss proper snowy winters. I find it so romantic when the snow is falling down slowly and it's dark and the street lights are on. Also walking on frozen lakes is fun! I mean every season has it's charm.

Don't brace yourself for winter, it's all about choosing the right clothes ;) If you don't enjoy winter activities (cross country skiing, sauna, Chistmas markets, etc) which I am sure you will enjoy, there are plenty of indoor activities to do. Winter is not a big deal and can be really fun. It is so nice to hear that you are happy in Lithuania

the problem is not that winter is coming. the problem is that winters are changing. 19/20 winter was the warmest ever recorded. there was no snow. just rain and misery. 20/21 was the opposite. there was so much snow that national emergency was declared. many roofs collapsed. including ours (nothing extreme. but roofers had to be called). also it was cold af even for Lithuania. don't know what to expect this year...

A lot of the things you share are quite underappreciated by others, Lithuanians included. You are a couple of hours away from a huge variety of nature spots, and you're also just a few hours away by plane from almost every single major city in Europe. You can have an absolutely insane working week all over Europe, and then come back to your home base and just chill out with no one to disturb you.

Beautiful share..Loved from Romania 🇷🇴 🥰🙌

Brace yourself, winter is coming. Extremely cold winters are rare nowadays, but winter season can be pretty depressing here. Just 8-10 hours of daylight, usually cloudy and pretty dark, with just few sunny days per month. Cold wind, light snow or mix of rain/snow occurs almost every day. But there's good news - spring will be so much more rewarding than in most countries!

What a positive person! All the best!

Lithuania is a basketball country and since you enjoyed football match I recommend you to visit Kaunas Zalgiris home game in euroleague. It's amazing experience. Good luck in Lithuania :)

I am from Croatia and I am working in Lithuania for half year, and I LOVE IT!! Vary good People mentality and beutiful flat country!! Lithuanians you rock!

It seems like the move to Lithuania is just right at this stage in your life. Embrace and enjoy every season.❄🌱☀️🍂

Enjoying your videos so much

you are always so positive in your videos, it is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you!

We Lithuanian's are glad you visited us!

Thanks for a very positive attitude towards living in Lithuania, especially when you reside in a comparably small city!

you're staying in my hometown which was really surprising to see! :) i'm glad you're enjoying it! winter is really fun i hope it snows a lot because it's very magical especially when the town's christmas tree is up

Yes, the Lithuanian winter is long and dark, but if your work and relationships are good, you will find plenty of light and sparkle around you. I loved being there for the Christmas season, and when the sun does shine again, people will flock outside to bathe in the sunlight. It is a beautiful country, full of gracious people. Thanks for your videos--they are making me a bit homesick for the land of trees. It was even fun to go into the IKI with you. Hoping to be in Vilnius and Klaipeda sometime next year.

Happy for you living in my wonderful country ...

Awww, I actually came across your profile while doing research on things to do in Madrid. I was absolutely surprised that you live in my home country. And now I am hooked watching all your videos of Lithuania. So lovely and heart-warming, makes me really home sick. Would also be really interesting to hear more from you about how you perceive the culture, how Lithuanians accept you due to the language barrier, how easy/difficult it is to make local friends. As from my perspective, Lithuanians can be rather cold at first sight but really curious to hear your experience! Best of luck and keep on sharing ❤

I m french but i m living in Lithuania, i hope we will meet one day :)

I was born here but mostly lived in the UK for a long time cause my mom took me there when I was really young and when I had to come back to Lithuania It took me a while to get used to the winters cause back in the UK there was barely any snow and it didn't even get too cold and here the temperatures fall bellow -10 but at the same time there's a lot of fun winter activities and if you don't really want activities you can stay at home and build snowman's that's fun too!! Good Luck!!

Visit Atomic Visaginas and Igninos atomic place in there. Beautiful and interesting city! It's only 69 km from UTENA :) I pray for you that you to get a job opportunity in Lithuania and stay longer like in Vilnius or Kaunas there are a lot jobs in English language:)

Every time I watch your videos, I look forward to mainly two things - your take on Lithuania and your surroundings & the "bye" at the end. :D Very glad to see you're enjoying my tiny pretty homeland!

I am going home for few days in end of Nov, so just so home sick. Can't wait to see my beautiful Vilnius !

Thank you Laura I found it very interesting watching your day to day life in Lithuania. I am looking forward to seeing your experience of Lithuania in winter as an Australian living knee deep in snow or being bitterly cold is a foreign concept to me (although I think -5 degrees celsius is bitterly cold :D ) but I hope to experience one day.

❤️ Love from Latvia!

You my friend have a sweet life! Great job on the video!

Hey Laura! This video was just so calming to watch! Love your accent and the way you describe your life. I think you are very inspirational to all of people ❤️new subscriber here! Justina 🇱🇹

Lithuania looks super cool, I can't wait to check it out myself one day! Hopefully soon 🤞

Only in winter you can really appreciate the warmth and miracle of Christmas. Hopefully, there will be some snow already because usually it comes later

Very nice, professional and positive vlog as usual. I would like to learn from you such positivity ☺️

Utena is the town where I grew up. Nice small town especially in summer. Plenty of lakes. My advice to visit Alausas lake in Sudeikiai. 10 km ish from Utena. Also Zarasai nice place.

Really glad to see that you've been enjoying Utena, if you guys do get a car to drive around Lithuania I would be happy to guide you around the villages and countryside areas in Utena county as I do live in the city. It's also really nice that you've found most places in the city already, even the reservoir :D

Welcome to Lithuania!

If we get proper snow this winter, I am sure you will love it!

yeah.. when you've been there, done that, seen it all - LT is a good place to actually enjoy the slow, easy, calm life. Not for everyone, but i love it. Hope you like it too. I think even the people reflect this - we're kind of calm, modest, reserved, silent types. Mostly. Should be in contrast with what you found in Mexico :)

Really enjoying your videos and appreciate the time and detail you go in to 😊 As for winter, a dry crisp winter is gorgeous. Just buy the best quality of warm boots (waterproof), down coat pref to the thighs or lower , wool hat, scarf and mittens and then thermal underwear. Buy natural fibers for clothing- I think wool is better than cotton. I've lived in Cda all my life and -30 c is bearable as long as you have the right clothing and get out and enjoy the beauty of the snow 🥰 OH and buy a humidifier- indoor heating will dry out your skin, hair, face, sinuses, throat etc so you need to bring some moisture back in to your home in the winter. Open the windows of course for fresh air too 🤗.

Love your videos Laura!

great video! positive people rule!

Very glad to see that you like my country! :) Nice video!

Loved Your video, like allways ❤

Aww so nice finally see people moving in not only to Vilnius, but in smaller towns too! Especially neighbor town haha

I recently subscribed to your channel. I enjoy watching your videos.

the big lake that you have been called Klovainiai dam. there is wedding hill too with few wooden statues. It is kind a traditional place to reach in the wedding day.

Your american (?) english is so nice and clear.. It is real pleasure to listen what are you talking about. And welcome to Lithuania!

One of the advantages of long dark winters is what you will feel spring at it's most after all ;)

in winter you get by with cosy rituals - scented candles, hot chocolate drinks, cozy lights, cookies and nice movie nights. Also you must get out outside in a daylight everyday even if it's a short walk. ALSO - supplement vitamin D3!!

Welcome to Lithuania, glad you are having a good time here! If you need any sort of help (esp. in Vilnius) (a lift, an advise or anything) - ping me, I live here, would be happy to help you exploring.

Me hace muy feliz saber que has encontrado un lugar donde te sientas tan cómoda y tranquila, que puedas quizá llamar hogar. ¿Quién sabe? ¿No? Tus vídeos me llenan de mucha energía y paz al mismo tiempo 😇 saludos

Interesting. I moved to Lithuania in 95 and lived there for 12 years. Being a foreigner in a small town was interesting. Utena was good to visit as there were lots of Scots working there. I recognise some of the places. That first winter turned out to be the coldest and longest they had had for years. My daughter is heading over next week to show her boyfriend her birthplace and visit family. She has her covid cert but I think she has forgotten what Lithuanian winters are like.

I personally would recommend to try Varnikai cognitive walking way. For me it is my favorite. It is near Trakai, close to Vilnius. Best of luck !

We are still waiting for your visit to Anykščiai 🤭😅

So nice to see you enjoying your time here, but again beware winter is coming (just different kind of fun stuff)! we sat just few meters apart in the game btw, would have been fun to say hi :)

Go to Birstonas and to Druskininkai they have natural healing springs , spend weekends there in natural mud , water massages , swimming pools , saunas . Find sauna to Experience plata … ( they basically beat you with fresh leaves in the heat and after u feel like brand new ) and dip in the cold lake :))) after

Don't worry, winters in Lithuania are harsh, but it's also very soothing

So many changes since I was there in '98.

I really love your videos you always look great in your coat, scarf, jeans and Lithuania looks really nice although I am so deeply in love with Spain

u are very lucky :) Lithuania first win in 5 years

I can't see bad thing about Lithuania winter weather. I always responding positive way. Yes, Lithuania could be relaxing country, Iam doing career in one of the biggest UK cities and very intensive time could be. Thank you for nice feedback about my country Lithuania 👌.

You poor thing, you forgot what cold really is!!! What you had on is what I would wear in NH when it is 32 degrees. Buy some thermal long johns.

You should come more often to watch football as LT wasn't winning for ages and may be you are the lucky one :)

Sveikinu ir sekmes gyvenime

You should visit city Trakai

oh my god how you are going to enjoy our winter. God please give us regular winter and amount of snow despite our well known biggest polluters! Thank you

At the 6 min. mark there is a woman coming out of the woods. Did you happen to notice whether she was gathering mushrooms? That's very popular in Lithuania.

Great video thank you (as usual). I would like to comment about no one speaking English in shops in Lithuania. This may be a bit misleading information to international watchers. The town you currently reside is very small and absolutely not touristy but in all major places most of staff speaks at least basic or intermediate English. Especially people under 40 years old. English is compulsory language in schools, I don't imagine any normal young-ish person who would not understand in English what is vaccination card. I had multiple vistors visiting me in Lithuania from Ireland, UK, Denmark and everyone were fine with getting around communicating in English everywhere... I am sure the particular town of Utena might be having such issue (because I am sure you are sayng truth) but the the rest of most places... Apart of that thank you again for you amazing vlog, really enjoyed it!

Love wool socks and boots! :) When you are in Lithuania or Germany do you use Fareiheit or know also Celcius? its not hard to convert? UTENA is beautiful and my favourite shop is IKI, which is owned by Rewe group (Germany), like also LIDL (Germany). Near UTENA is beautiful and interesting Atomic city - Visaginas where live a lot of Russians :) There are many lakes and Pines :)

Pretty land for a pretty lady

It's dark in Chicago from about 6 PM until about 7AM these days. I hate to think about darkness when we have day light savings time setback of one hour. How much daylight do you have in Lithuania?

Thank’s for sharing, if you are ever in Vilnius and want a good but free excursion, feel free to contact ;)

welcome :D

You Buteful

I can recommend many trails around Vilnius and Trakai. But you need a car.

U should go to in Kaunas to watch some Žalgirys games

Come over to Klaipeda :)

Hey! Again, great video showcasing the beauty of Lithuania, I feel happy that you are enjoying your time there :) I wanted to ask. Myself and my wife would like to move there. As a Lithuanian native with a job lined up, I am not so worried. But my wife is of Sri Lankan descent and speaks Tamil as well as English. Have you got a job for the duration of your stay there, and if so, how easy was it to find one, considering the language barrier? Thanks!

Just wondering, how your able to fund your great lifestyle?

I'm in LTU

Is it possible to do stealth camping in a van or small RV in Lithuania?

How did u get it with USA card ?

There is supposed to be a Russian tank in the lake in Utena. The story is that it fell through the ice in the war. Well that is what we got told anyway :)

what made you move to Lithuania ? do foreigners get on ok there ?

What is the minimum partime hour salry for students

Can you compare Lithuania to any of the USA States? Wich one is the closest compared by the landscape and climate? Maybe smth like MI or WI?

What do u do for living?

I stopped the video and check my vaccine card online, looking for a bar code, or whatever it's called...and I have one. But my physical card is the basic oversized paper card that doesn't look real. When I 1st received my vaccination card, I thought to myself, "this is garbage, it doesn't fit in my wallet, and it doesn't look real." My fear was that when I get back on the road, no one is going to take this care seriously. I hope my electronical (spelling?) card works.

Lithuania embassy is open in India or not

Anarkist NEIPA - good choice!

is it safe country to stay long

So what is the town you live in in Lithuania

I just got back from Spain. I got a QR code to scan from the airlines required by EU. It required identifying all my locations I traveled in Spain or elsewhere. The US is debating a Covid passport. I t sure would be easier for travel to have a Covid passport. Without that, I feel kind of confined.

omg utena is 34km from me XD

What about as black foreigner?I am thinking of studying at Kaunas.

That's so strange. I live in a state in America where nobody cares. I got vaccinated in April and not once been asked for my vaccine card in my state or any of the surrounding states when I travel either. I've been asked by regular people about my vaccination status when where about to crowd into like an elevator but that's about it. Good video.