A day at the beach

Today, was just another day at the beach...literally, I walked to the ferry with about 15 of my friends, loaded onto a bus which dropped us 10 kilometers down the spit, and then we hiked through the woods and over the dunes to the Baltic and started our walk back to Klaipeda. At times, we were strung out down the beach. It was a great time to bond with our fellow colleagues. We talked about how people found out about Lithuania, jobs back home, countries visited...and along the way, we picked up shells ( no amber to be found this trip) and took many photos. Lithuanian skies have the most beautiful cloud formations.








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While some of the teachers were beach walking, others were busy getting their lessons ready. The RAs were doing mixers with the 280 students, quite a fete in itself. From the pictures of human knots posted on Facebook, it looked like fun. Tomorrow, we all meet each other, together in the gym, for the first time. Then, it's off to class. Jude and I will help with late registration and then get ready for our afternoon classes.
The breakdown of our students is fascinating.
13 students--32-56 years old
27 students--23-31 years old
84 students--18-22 years old
97 students--17 years old
64 students--15-16 years old
There are 202 females and 98 males.
Countries represented...
Kazakhstan-1
Germany-2
Azerbaijan-2
Moldovia-4
Georgia-4
Ukraine-5
Latvia-6
Belarus-9
Poland-19
Russia-80
Lithuania-140
At our school ( LCC International University) there are six non- negotiables:
1. Christian
2. Liberal,Arts
3. International
4. North American style (teaching)
5. Relational
6. Philanthropic
We 're off to celebrate all July birthdays...then off to bed...
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Location:Pakruojo gatvė,Klaipėda,Lithuania