I love eating food from different countries

I love eating food from different countries. There are some ways why I like it such as knowing others country cuisine, comparing it with my traditional food and finding good recipes to make.

Firstly, it is interesting to taste different traditional food in other countries and to find out what is their cuisine. Every countries cuisine is different for its different traditional dishes and drinks. It is interesting what other people like in other part of the world. The cuisine depends on countries climate, vintages and traditional dishes can even show residents character features, temperament. So, tasting different food in other countries pushes me to think how many different dishes are made in our world.

Secondly, I usually eat other countries food and compare with Lithuanian. If I am tasting others country dish for the first time, I always try to guess what is made up from, what are the ingredients. Also I am always trying to find what Lithuanian dish is similar to it. When I compare food I can retell to my friends in more detailed way about other countries traditional dishes. In this way they can easily imagine how it tastes.

Finally, I find good recipes which I make for my friend to taste. I take various recipes from various visited countries. In fact, my friends are always waiting for me to make something new to taste.  I have really found so many delicious recipes which I often make to my friends and they adore it. I make various dishes starting from sandwich to various dinner dishes and desserts.  So, my friends are constantly promoting me to find new recipes.

To sum up, tasting food from different countries became one of my favorite hobbies and a piece of my life. I can say that I have three main purposes to visit more countries and to find something new to taste.

Essay about stardom

Many young actors and actresses dream of becoming stars, but in reality stardom has its drawbacks as well as its attractions.

On the one hand, the stardom gives actor an opportunity to participate in public life. They are invited to various events, concerts, festivals. In this way actors might get on with other famous celebrities. Also, famous artists have a possibility to travel around the world, act with famous celebrities, get new various skills. When they actively participate in public life they are identified by others and it is such an advertisement for them. The more events they are participating the more famous they become.  

Also, stardom makes actors prominent all over the world.  If actors are well known they have a lot of fans who adore and support them. People and journalists are interested in actors’ life and their career. In is not surprisingly that stars are recognized by ordinary people in the street, in the shop or in newspapers, on television.  It is great when fans know and ask stars to put their signature or to take a picture of them. So stardom forces actors to be in the spotlight wherever they are.

On the other hand, a star‘s private life is limited. If actors are well known they inevitably give various interviews to journalists. But not all journalists are reliable. They might disseminate gossips in the pulp and your reputation will be damaged. In this case celebrities should always think what to say about their private life and what is not recommended to say because journalists try to make an article attractive to read for others. In fact, they do not think about actors’ personal life and how might they feel.  

Not only that, but keeping good reputation is also an important thing. Actors can make their career very fast but they can fall down from the top of stardom fast too. It is hard to be always in a good mood, to smile to everybody and to get on well with others at the same time but celebrities should be always kind and well mannered. There are actors who became famous and thought that they will always be famous. They do not improve their acting skills because they think that they are perfect. But it is not true. If they want to be a respected actor they should always improve their skills. So, it is hard to keep a good position in star life.

Ultimately, there is such opinion that attractions outweigh drawbacks of that. But I think that you do not have to be very famous to be a good actor.

My horoscope

Capricorn

'Work, achievement and ambition are uppermost in your mind today. Communicating and being well understood are important factors. You might teach or even find you are wanting to help people that are in need of your special talents. Your timing should be perfect and those around you should find you most helpful, easily understood and have a good attitude. A new sense of self, a more assertive personal style and a more dynamic approach to life is the hallmark of the cycle that begins now. Doubts fade into the background and reserve is more a thing of the past. It's time for action--your destiny is in your hands. Your relationship with others, especially female friends, is harmonious. You will make a positive difference just because you care.'

As a fact, I have already taken one challenge! And I hope it will be successful because according to the horoscope my destination is in my hands.

P.S. My dear friends don't hesitate contact me if you need help. I will understand you and give you good advice.

Have a good day:)

The Book Recommendation

‘The Picture of Dorian Gray‘

The novel ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray‘  is written by a well - known Irish writer Oscar Wilde. It is a story about young handsome youth whose features retain his beauty while his made sins are mirrored on a portrait painted of him. I read this book and it made an impression.  There are some reasons why I recommend you to read this book such as ideas about essentiality of beauty, good impressive quotations, values and beliefs.

Firstly, this book is worth reading because of philosophical ideas about beauty and life. The message of the book is to show the vanity of external beauty. The author emphasizes that the people’s inner world is more important than their physical appearance. It forces you to think about the life, its moral and immoral values. This book gives you some thoughts about the place of beauty in our life.

Secondly, the author gives various beautiful quotations about life. For example, this is a quote about pure inner beauty. "But beauty, real beauty, ends where an intellectual expression begins. Intellect is in itself a mode of exaggeration, and destroys the harmony of any face." The other is about how contemporary  people are materialistic. ‘Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. ‘ In this novel you can find more realistic quotations that you can use them in your speech or essays.

Finally, various picturesque descriptions of the novel involve you in Victorian era. The action of the book takes place in London in 19th century during Victorian era which is known for its values, arts, luxury. In a novel there are a lot of beautiful descriptions of luxurious homes with antique furniture. Also descriptions of people physical appearance let you know more about fashion of this era.  These descriptions involve you to feel the features of that period and go deep into novel.

To sum up, the author does not criticize major characters so he does not reveal main idea directly. He let you make your own opinion about the essentiality of beauty. I recommend it to read to incredulous people who are dissatisfied with their physical appearance and who think that external beauty is more important than intelligence.

Emigration

                                                      Emigration

Nowadays more and more Lithuanians leave their country to make a better life and build a career abroad. Emigrants find well paid jobs, feel free to make their dreams come true and they are ensured to have a stable economy. There are some reasons why they choose living in a foreign country such as unemployment, bad conditions of educational system, unstable economy.

Firstly, foreign countries offer a great variety of opportunities in educational system. University gives student an opportunity to take out a student loan. If you earn even a minimal salary you do not need to repay it after studies. Also, in foreign universities there is a wide range of professions to choose from study programs which are popular worldwide. Furthermore, students can participate in various international projects and get a good experience. After finished studies you get an international diploma which  is more valuable than you get in motherland. Students choose studies abroad because all university given opportunities to make a student life a little bit easier are very useful.  

Secondly, many Lithuanians go out because of unstable economy. The foreign country government gives a subvention for families, helps them to settle in a new place. Another problem why Lithuanians go out is big taxes. In fact, the salaries are getting lower and taxes are getting higher. Poor families are lack of money and cannot pay high taxes and then they do not have any choice just to leave their native land. Emigrants cannot see bright future because they have not any guarantees if they set up their own business. In economical stable countries emigrants feel free to do that.

Finally, unemployment is one of the problems why Lithuanians leave their motherland. Especially for  young people is hard to find a job because employers require experience from previous jobs which youth generally do not have. Also, if people find a job the salary is not very big and it  is not enough to survive on it. Abroad there are no such unemployment problems so they find a job easier there than in Lithuania.

          

To sum up, the level of emigration is rising because of these reasons that Lithuanians face. In this case, it has negative effect not only on economical or political position of the country but on emigrants as well. Lithuania loses competent and qualified specialists while Lithuanians leave their native country, family, friends.

It's me

Hi!

It is my first time when I start writing here. Long time ago in my childhood I used to write a diary. There were a lot of various secrets, feelings and I used to hide it somewhere that nobody could find. One day I found out that my feelings and secrets should belong to me not to a pink sheet of paper  so I kept my emotions in myself. It means  that I stopped writing a diary. And now I suppposed to write here and share my thoughts with you. As you know we have already studied one term together but not everyone exactly know who I am.  So, for the first time I would like to introduce myself and say what you may expect from me. 

As you know my name is Evelina. So please call me like this because I really do not like when I am called Eve, Eva or something like that.  Another my feature of character which is sometimes good, sometimes bad - stubbornness. I have my own strong opinion and it is hard to overpersuade me.  I am truthful and reliable person so I cannot stand when people lie to me. Also I am helpful, never refuse to help. What is more, I am shy a little bit. Thats why sometimes you can see me blushing. All in all, I am friendly person trying to be as positive as possible. 

Talking about hobbies, I can say that I had been dancing for ten years. Tried different styles of dancing starting from folk dance to sport dance, show dance, modern dance and even hip – hop. Two years ago I danced  in basketball matches during time outs. It was  a challenge. I attended theatre club as well. I always try to participate in various events and projects. One of them was the international project  ‘Well – being at School‘. I like traveling but never thought about living abroad and I am not planning to leave my native country for  a long time. Before entering the university at school I was not an extraodinary person or a head girl but I tried to do my homework and all works on time.

Thats all for now. I hope you will add something about me and say what impression did I make from your point of view:)

Have a good evening!