How often do you walk or run?
Everyday. I walk not only for my health, but for pleasure as well.
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My Motivation
What motivates me? My essential motivation in life is the desire to learn more about this world and the people who live in it. So travelling is very important to me. Motivation at work is another thing. In teaching, the main goal is to see my students achieve their high-level language certificates and have fun learning a foreign language with me. With my Etsy shops, the major motivation is customer feedback, their five stars and kind words in reviews. Oh, and custom orders motivate me to create something new, something unique. That is a form of development as well.
Favourite Movies
What are my top ten favourite movies? That’s a difficult question because I have over ten top favourite films. But OK, I’ll try to answer it.
- “Moonrise Kingdom” – Wes Anderson
- “Only Lovers Left Alive” – Jim Jarmusch
- “One Flow Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” – Miloš Forman
- “The Pianist” – Roman Polanski
- “Seven Samurai” – Akira Kurosawa
- “8 1/2” – Federico Fellini
- “Blow-Up” – Michelangelo Antonioni
- “Death in Venice” – Luchino Visconti
- “The Banshees of Inisherin” – Martin MacDonagh
- “Blown with the Wind” – David O. Selznick
To sum up, I love all Wes Anderson films, and all Jim Jarmusch films. I also love Fellini, Antonioni, and Visconti films, so I love classic Italian films. Unfortunately, I have no place for French films, but I love them too. And Australian films, and Chinese films, and some Russian films too. I could extend this list endlessly and for that I will put a full stop on it.
A New Shop
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
If I were to open a shop, I would sell handmade home decor (like my shop on Etsy). It would also be a café and library, so people could learn to knit and crochet or just read a book while enjoying a cup of coffee.
The most important thing
Daily writing prompt
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time? The answer is obvious to me – it’s a mobile phone. First, I can keep in touch with my daughter, who lives abroad. Then I have my bank accounts, contacts, and three Etsy shops on the phone. It has lots of entertainment like YouTube, Sudoku, and many other facilities. So I can’t imagine my life without it.
Cats
Dogs or cats?
Cats. I have a strong passion for cats. While I have no problems with dogs, my true love lies with cats. I deeply admire their independent nature, unique way of life, and their ability to keep a sense of equality with humans. Cats allow us to coexist with them and care for them. In return, they can become our loyal companions.
Good Life
What are the most important things needed to live a good life?
Health. Good health. Nothing more.
Life Balance
How do you balance work and home life?
Easy. I work at home mostly. I teach adult people foreign languages online, and I crochet for my two Etsy shops. Only two days in a week I work out of home. Thus, to balance work and home life I only have to plan the day properly.
Favorite fruits
List your top 5 favorite fruits.
Cherry, blueberry, orange, banana, apple.
I can eat cherries in unlimited quantities, which I go during the season (today was the first such day). I eat blueberries daily, for example for breakfast with a blue cheese sandwich on toast. I also eat them with yoghurt, cottage cheese, muesli, etc. The rest of the fruit I eat whenever I want.
Elections
Do you vote in political elections?
Of course, I am taking part in the elections. I believe that it I my duty and privilege to be able to vote for the government of my country and the leadership of the European Union. I currently live in Poland but am a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, so I vote at the Lithuanian Embassy in Warsaw. On Sunday I vote for the Lithuanian President’s election and the referendum on changing an article in the Lithuanian Constitution. That is extremely important to me because the article states that after obtaining citizens of another country, a Lithuanian subject automatically loses Lithuanian citizenship. I hope that in time, I will be able to acquire Polish citizenship while retaining Lithuanian citizenship.
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