About me

Hi! I am Asta! I am a philologist and a philocalist to the heart's core. Here I share things that I consider being aesthetic and fantastic!
So, the infamous 2016 has come to an end. It was a very strange 365 days, wasn't it? My faith in humanity was restored and lost so many times, that I just start caring less and less in the end. Looking from the global perspective it was a year of conflicts, misunderstandings, dirty political games and so on... When all you want is a peaceful life for you and everybody else, all these news shake you to the core, but I believe in positive thinking that can form the world around us, so I do wish and hope that 2017 will be the time to fix everything that happened this year.
   For me personally, this was quite a successful year. Instead of choosing the most memorable moments of each month, as I did before in my previous blog, I decided to talk about the certain fragments of my life this year. So let's begin!



My 2016

So, the infamous 2016 has come to an end. It was a very strange 365 days, wasn't it? My faith in humanity was restored and lost so ma...

Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

While waiting for the New Year and thinking about my NY resolution (don't tell me that you don't do this) I thought that I'll s...

Assasin's Creed. The Movie Review

  I know I should be writing about how I celebrated Christmas this year, I even have the photos prepared, but I just came back from the c...

Christmas Eve Traditions in My Family

Christmas, without a doubt, is the biggest holiday of the year. But for me personally, it's the Christmas Eve that I'm looking fo...

Gift For Her

Only three days are left until the Christmas! But if instead excitement you get anxiety, that's far from festive. One of the reasons wh...

Ransom Riggs - "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children"

Paauglių literatūros pasaulyje jau kuris laikas linksniuojamas amerikiečių rašytojo Ransom Riggs vardas ir pavardė. 2011 m. išleista knyga ...

My Christmas Wishlist

Christmas is coming, and shortly afterwards - my birthday, so here's a guide of what I might like to get as a gift. As my practice show...

Christmas is Coming to Town

Since Christmas is just around the corner (only one week left!), I feel that it's a must  to write something about the upcoming ho...

Of Christmas Trees and Spirits

These past few days I've been discovering Riga that is preparing for Christmas and  have to admit that it looks M A G I C A L! City...

One More Time: Rīga

I don't know how it happens, but every year I come to the capital of Latvia - Riga. Each time the purpose is different, each time...

Autumn in Vilnius: How to Embrace it

I don't know how about you, but autumn to me looks like kind of tricky season. Here in Lithuania, or in Vilnius (to be more precise) au...

Feeling Like a Lady

Saturday offered me an opportunity that was a complete opposition to the Friday's events   - a dinner in the Butautai manor. Life is ...

Back to Reality: The Life of Lithuanian Academic

I don't know how about you, but when someone mentions academic life, you usually would think about prestige, academic achievements and ...

Few Days in Kagawa-ken

One of the tree places that I got to visit in Japan (other two are Tokyo and Matsue ) was Takamatsu city (高松市) in Kagawa prefecture (香川県)....

A Place Where the Gods Meet: Introducing Matsue City

Back off, Tokyo and step aside, Kyoto! We have new player in the house and its name is Matsue!

Skyscraper Jungle: Tokyo

Long long time ago, in one of Lithuania's villages lived a simple teenage girl who had one wish - to visit Japan. As time went by, the ...

Eight Hours in Copenhagen

Yesterday I started my life's greatest adventure (yet) - for two weeks I'm going to live in... Japan! It' s my dream come true,...

Unės Kaunaitės "Laiškai Elzei" pristatymas arba teksto kinematografija

Tokie rudens vakarai, koks buvo šis yra tobuli: giedri, su jau smagiai skruostus ir nepridengtas rankas gnaibančia vėsuma bei galimybe apsi...

Exploring Poland, Part 7: Where and What to Eat

Before my journey to Poland I wrote that "we have three weeks to explore this country: to taste it's traditional cuisine (sadly, ...

Exploring Poland, Part 6: Fun in Warsaw

After I came back from my vacation, the most often asked question was "Did you liked Warsaw?" I did, actually. And I'll tell ...

Exploring Poland, Part 5: Lublin Voivodeship

According to Wikipedia, Lublin is the 9th largest city in Poland. For us, Lithuanians, it is important because of the year 1569, the  Union...

Exploring Poland, Part 4: Krakow and Something More

Autumn has arrived and I'm still remembering our summer trip to Poland. I wish I could be more consistent with my blog updates, but, as...

Exploring Poland, Part 3: Silesia

To be in Poland, but not to visit the mountains should be considered a crime. After we left the seaside ,  our road continued in Silesia Re...

MJR XIX: Coming Back Home

Summer is almost over and what could be better than say your goodbyes in a festival? I know that I should continue posting about my vacatio...

Exploring Poland, Part 2: Pomerania

After Poland astonished us with beautiful lakes and cozy towns, we decided to hit the beaches of the Baltic sea. That meant that our next s...

Exploring Poland, Part 1: Warmia, Mazuria and Białystok Region

Hey there! How are things, dear internet?  My summer vacation is (sadly) over. What is left, is just brush off the journey dust from my s...

Preparing for Journey

July has come to an end and when you think about it in the context of summer, you know that there's not much of it left - just one mont...

Dreaming About Vacation

In less than a week I'm going on vacation! Whoohoo, I really, really can't wait!!! Most of my friends already can boast about their...

#TBT: The Halfway Point of Summer

I know that I'm not entirely correct, there's still one day left untill the actual middle of the summer (if we count June 1st as an...

My New Companions: Review

I already wrote about one of my last findings - Mixa cream  - in one of my previous posts. This time I've tested some new beauty...

Days of Live Archaeology in Kernavė 2016

Yesterday I visited one of the most beautiful places in Lithuania - Kernavė. My husband and I, we really wait for the Days of Live Archaeol...

Feeling Baltic

PKS XI: Sun, Rain and Sailing Away

A week ago I was spending my time among my friends and colleagues at the 11th Seminar of Indigenous Culture (Prigimtinės kultūros seminaras...

Wardrobe and Passion for Shopping: Searching for Balance

One thing that I am still uncomfortable admitting to others is my passion for clothes. Various shapes, colors, materials... I can't ima...

Little Summer Moments

While incredible heat prevents me (and everybody else here in Lithuania) from doing anything outside during the day, I tend to crawl from t...

Exploring Vilnius: Užupis

It's already been eight years since I live in Vilnius and I have to admit, there are some parts of this town that I haven't explore...

Mixa Moisturising Balancing Cream Review

My skin and it's condition is very important to me. I do believe that you can tell lots of things just by a glance to person...

#Eglynė 2016: Rain Rain Go Away!

Father's Day 2016

Father's day is here! Traditionally, my dad comes to capital and we do some sightseeing around Vilnius. This year we traveled to Medini...

Laura Mizgirytė-Latour - 10 auksinių mados raktelių ieškančiai savo stiliaus

Lauros Mizgirytės-Latour rašiniai apie madą ir stilių žurnale " Laima"   yra viena iš mėgstamiausių mano rubrikų jau seniai, to...

Lithuanian Spring

Work and Life Balance

雨の桜

There is no such thing as bad weather to enjoy blooming sakura trees in Vilnius! Although the sun is finally shining over the capital of Li...

Carpe Diem

After this weekend I can proudly announce, that kayaking season is... OPEN! 

Stenders Cosmetics Review

Last weekend's visit to  Rīga  was planned not only to enjoy the spring in Latvia's capital, but also to replenish my reserves of ...

Rīga, mana mīlestība (Part Two)

At least once a year I go to our neighboring country - Latvia. Rīga is my usual destination and one of my beloved cities (my frequent visit...

Week Roundup

Finally, spring is   here! I can find no words to express how much I missed riding my bike and going for a longer walks with our dog - the ...

Vaikų knygos diena 2016

Balandžio 2-oji yra ypatinga diena, o ne šiaip sau eilinis šeštadienis. Jau 50-ąjį kartą pasaulyje ir 24-ąjį Lietuvoje minima Tar...

Decorating Easter Table

Although Easter is already over, but I still want to share with you how I decorated our table this year. I chose to wander a little bi...

Spring Surprises

Last Sunday morning looked like a Christmas postcard - the scenery was incredibly white, with the ground and the trees covered with a thick...