Daiva
Daiva Repečkaitė | age: 26 years old | city: Vilnius (LTU) | activity: Journalist, researcher, activist.
My webpage: http://wonderland.cafebabel.com
I speak: lit and also eng,ger,swe
Who am I?
living_places Kaunas (LT), Vilnius (LT), Gothenburg (SE), Budapest (HU), Tokyo (JP), Tel Aviv (IL) /
My contributions and my activities
BLOG / wonderland
2010-09-01 20:05:10
New schoolyear in spotlight
This is going to be a melancholic post. After all, what else if not melancholy, sweet and ripe with memories or sad and heavy, is one supposed to feel, marking the third September the 1st as an ordinary workday? No feeling of celebration anymore, and seeing kids with sword-lilies on the way to school, makes you feel somewhat nostalgic (even if you would rather spend a day in hell than a day back in middle school). This day changes Vilnius, and does so in various ways. But beware: I'm only paying a tribute to this day today. The next post is going to be angry. Beware. On the blog wonderland.
FOCUS
2010-09-01 19:11:53
BLOG / wonderland
2010-08-22 20:44:14
Colourful Japanese devils in Vilnius streets
"What's this? What's this?" curiously repeat an elderly French-speaking couple to each other as they pass by a colourful crowd of all kinds of characters, some holding swords about the size of themselves, some with blue hair or painted faces. It is the fourth time Cosplay enthusiasts get together in Vilnius and show how they can imitate their favourite characters, but lately (at least since 2009) the Japanese embassy happily supports their show(-off) in the framework of a festival called "Now Japan". In addition to crafts workshops and a movie night, Cosplay was one of the parts of the festival. However, the city, waking up from the summer vacation, felt it more than anything else. On the blog wonderland.
TESTIMONY
2010-08-19 14:47:26
BLOG / wonderland
2010-08-18 15:42:24
Religious space, gender, strange encounters
Too many stories boiling in my head, will catch up shortly, after the period of huge workload is over. However, one story I got into was kind of interesting, and hopefully you, dear readers, will enjoy it. The other day I met a tourist who is staying in Vilnius for a few weeks, attending a summer school. We soon found out that we were both studying Hebrew at some point, and I said I really missed speaking that language. Therefore we soon agreed to meet and chat in Hebrew another day. Tired after a busy working day and prepared for a casual chat, I set of to meet him. But his idea was very unusual: "Do you mind keeping me company to go to the synagogue?" he asked. Apparently, the person is a second year convert-in-progress to Judaism. "Well, umm... My skirt is kinda short for that..." I said, not quite excited. However, assured that nobody will pay attention, I finally gave in and got to see this space on a weekday, regular evening, during a prayer that struggles to continue in the city which used to be called the Jerusalem of Lithuania. On the blog wonderland.
BLOG / wonderland
2010-08-01 08:31:31
BLOG / wonderland
2010-07-30 20:53:06
Bubbling out Vilnius. Because it needs it
On the blog wonderland.
OPINION
2010-07-19 08:20:21
BLOG / wonderland
2010-07-17 18:58:26
Lithuania goes tropical
Come to Lithuania if you doubt climate change. When I went there for winter vacations, I was greeted with a very polite "Ladies and gentlemen, the plane is landing above Vilnius. The temperature in Vilnius is -22 degrees Celsius. Have a nice stay..." In spring I heard of horrible floods, although not so destructive as in Poland or Hungary. Right before I came here in summer, my friends were complaining about unprecedented mosquito attack and more annoying then ever pollen in Vilnius. Eventually, summer came with rains, thunderstorms and barely survivable heat above 30 degrees, which is very unusual. How do people cope with it? On the blog wonderland.
Hi, I'm translating your article about tropical Lithuania to Italian. May I ask you who do you refer to in this sentence? Is there any word missing? ... ice coffees (who in this world has the energy to engage in a mental activity which tells you that caffeine actually makes you dehidrate)... Thanks a lot, bye.. Elisabetta
2010-07-20 15:39:30, by lelisabetta