I'm an international criminal.

 Really. I have the paperwork and everything. What did i do? I bought a "student" bus ticket and i got stopped by the bus police. Apparently, my student status doesn't apply unless i'm a student in the European Union, even if i have an international student card. I feel like Lithuania is being a little discriminatory here. It's 'cause I'm american isn't it??

"What? An american woman can't be a student?"
(See reference: http://vimeo.com/34704316)

What's more is that the gentleman who escorted me off the bus proceeded to talk about me with the other officers in Lithuanian and kept mentioning Facebook. If I get Facebook stalked by a random Lithuanian, it's the guy who made me pay a large fine and now wants to friend me. Smooth move. Give me my money back, dirtbag. 

On a lighter note: There is a section of Vilnius that claims to be its own republic called Uzupio. You cross over a bridge from Vilnius into a little artsy section where people just live however makes them happy. They have a constitution about it and everything. It's independence day is on April 1st, when they celebrate in all kinds of weird ways. Kerry (my roommate) and I heard that if you cross the bridge on that day, you get a Uzupio passport stamp. We weren't sure of the validity of the statement, seeing as it was April fools and all. But i still only had one stamp in my passport, so we went and BAM! We got stamped! Go weird, artsy republics!

The Uzupio Angel, representing Artistic freedom for eastern Europe.

The Constitution is  posted in 15 different languages. There are some pretty awesome rights in this thing... 3, 21, 26, 37... It was hard to take a readable picture but here's what it says:


1. Everyone has the right to live by the River Vilnelė, and the River Vilnelė has the right to flow by everyone.
2. Everyone has the right to hot water, heating in winter and a tiled roof.
3. Everyone has the right to die, but this is not an obligation.
4. Everyone has the right to make mistakes.
5. Everyone has the right to be unique.
6. Everyone has the right to love.
7. Everyone has the right not to be loved, but not necessarily.
8. Everyone has the right to be undistinguished and unknown.
9. Everyone has the right to be idle.
10. Everyone has the right to love and take care of the cat.
11. Everyone has the right to look after the dog until one of them dies.
12. A dog has the right to be a dog.
13. A cat is not obliged to love its owner, but must help in time of need (sick).
14. Sometimes everyone has the right to be unaware of their duties.
15. Everyone has the right to be in doubt, but this is not an obligation.
16. Everyone has the right to be happy.
17. Everyone has the right to be unhappy.
18. Everyone has the right to be silent.
19. Everyone has the right to have faith.
20. No one has the right to violence.
21. Everyone has the right to appreciate their unimportance.
22. No one has the right to have a design on eternity.
23. Everyone has the right to understand.
24. Everyone has the right to understand nothing.
25. Everyone has the right to be of any nationality.
26. Everyone has the right to celebrate or not celebrate their birthday.
27. Everyone shall remember their name.
28. Everyone may share what they possess.
29. No one can share what they do not possess.
30. Everyone has the right to have brothers, sisters and parents.
31. Everyone may be independent.
32. Everyone is responsible for their freedom.
33. Everyone has the right to cry.
34. Everyone has the right to be misunderstood.
35. No one has the right to make another person guilty.
36. Everyone has the right to be individual.
37. Everyone has the right to have no rights.
38. Everyone has the right to not to be afraid.
39. Do not defeat
40. Do not fight back
41. Do not surrender

Hahaha. Well anyway, I had a good April Fools Day. Hope yours was just as grand!

Random picture of wall art. Lithuanians sure love tea. 

Random picture of me and a sweater tree.