My heart belongs to you, Lithuania!
-Where would you like to live if you could live anywhere? – I don’t remember exactly who asked me this one day, many years ago.
-In Lithuania, – I nodded, as if it were obvious.
-Interesting, – my interlocutor raised an eyebrow at the time and, shrugging, didn’t pursue it further, probably thinking I hadn’t fully grasped the question.
Today, I love trips paused in the present.
I’m intoxicated by the beauty of different countries I’ve visited.
By incredible weather conditions I’ve experienced firsthand.
By tasting cuisines from around the world.
But after spending a week in a foreign country, I start missing home and Lithuania.
I enjoy the clearly defined four Lithuanian seasons.
I’m delighted by the people around me in Lithuania.
I love my brand, established in Lithuania.
I take pride in my Lithuanian work team.
I am grateful that someone from above gifted me the ability to express thoughts in Lithuanian so vividly.
And sometimes I think:
Would I be happier sitting under a palm tree, splashing in the Blue Coast, airing my thoughts on an Alpine peak, or savoring the “most delicious” food in Italy…
Than I am here?
In Lithuania.
Even though I’ve directly experienced November winds trying to pull my hair or the slow unfolding of spring’s blossoms more than once…
My heart belongs to you, LITHUANIA!
V.
