This American Lived In Lithuania For 3 Years & Loved It! (ft. Mark of Wolters World)

A few years before starting his KZbin channel (‪@woltersworld‬) Mark was living in Lithuania. He’s been back a few times since, and over the years, he’s made some great videos offering travelers solid advice on how to make the most of their time in this amazing Baltic nation.
So, I was ABSOLUTELY THRILLED when Mark was willing to make a guest appearance in one of my videos. I was quite keen to learn how and why he ended up living in Lithuania in the first place - and also get his opinions on certain aspects of Lithuanian life.
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[@woltersworld]

Thank you for the interview!

[@alex31245]

Mark, this was such an unexpected treat to watch! I also did the same bucket list thing and was a teacher for a brief period of time, it was so much fun actually doing it instead of just dreaming about it!

[@vaskevicius]

Thank you! ❤ We really appreciate your work 👍

[@EzraDM]

Thank YOU, Mark, for your informative vids. Thanks especially for not being your typical pretentious and elitist travel vlogger.

[@termitedome]

Stiprus kaip meska 😂😂😂

[@badass_squirrel]

I have a similar story, I went to Lietuva fifteen years ago while on a trip by train through Europe. I was supposed to stay there just a couple of days and after just one day I decided that I wanted to stay longer. As soon as I went down the train and walked few minutes around I met a group of people in the streets they were celebrating the end of a construction job. I was looking for someone to ask where my hotel was and when I tried to ask the question they said put your bags down will help you but first have a party with us. They offered me drinks and food. We talked we laughed and when the party was over they took me to my hotel.... It was such a memorable time and experience. I woke up the next morning and said to myself I don't want to go I want to know this place and those people. I ended up staying for 3-weeks and went home after spending maybe the best time of my life.. once home I couldn't forget Lithuania, I quit my job and went back living there for a year and half. I since then went back many times.... I love Lietuva and the Lithuanians.... As uz lietuva

[@Laurynas_LTU]

Mark was one of the first foreigners on YT who talked about his experience in LT. I really liked how he presented my country in a positive way. I hope Mark's experience with learning Lithuanian inspires you to embrace the learning more. I think it would be beneficial for your channel if Mark mentioned you on his... Sėkmės!

[@woltersworld]

Thank you. I posted this video on my main channel so i hope that can help a bit.

[@manometras]

I remembered that I’d seen that video of Mark where he told about food and about stiprus kaip meška. 😊

[@woltersworld]

Aš esu stiprus kaip meška 😅

[@222Deima]

He was my professor in the US, it was one of the most memorable classes I had :)

[@woltersworld]

Cheers!

[@dice3000]

Mark you're welcome here anytime

[@woltersworld]

Ačiu

[@qilorar]

Wolter is so lovely, I have seen few of his videos about Lithuania and had no idea he started from my home town - Klaipėda. THis is just so lovely to know, thank you

[@justikas.]

never knew my country gets so many tourists

[@blueeyedbaer]

Mark is the type of a foreigner that Lithuanians like: friendly, happy, interested in local culture and cuisine, and not thinking of himself as a better human just because he's coming from the West. I can't see him not fitting in in Lithuania.

[@rudysmith1552]

Lithuania is part of the west just not the first world

[@isky6541]

​@@rudysmith1552but.. it IS 1st world by now though

[@mosne123]

My dad moved to Kaunas, Lithuania from Denmark 15 years ago and is still staying there! :)

[@huuishuu]

As a Lithuanian, I'm super appreciative for the work you do in bringing a spotlight to a tiny country such as ours. Despite the many issues Lithuania has, it's amazing to see someone, especially a non-Lithuanian like you or Mark, research, explain and educate more people on our tiny country. Didėlis ačiū už tavo pastangas. Tikiuosi nepasiduosi mokantis lietuvių kalbos, smagu matyt kaip tobulėji su kiekvienu video. Taip ir toliau!

[@MultiOranuch]

Thank you for the video clip of Lithuania... A beautiful country - I has just visited for 3 days during 17-19 June. Trakai is so peaceful and I love to see many beautiful old (but very very cosy and beautiful) wooden house. Quite interested in retirement in Lithuania, really. I am planing to visit Lithuania again next year for one week or more. Best Wishes from Stockholm - Sweden

[@cabral_del_elpaso]

I love this man's work. Good idea to have him as a guest.

[@woltersworld]

Ačiu

[@lirendz]

you're almost at 10k, my guy love from lithuania :)

[@BlankRami]

Iranian and I have MAD respect for Lithuania for standing up to China and supporting Taiwan. We here in Asia are tied up to them and they dictate for us as if we don't get enough of that with our own regime. It's nice to see a nation stand up to a global bully. Thanks for taking one for the whole planet!

[@scorpiom8053]

Politicians "stand up" but majority of people here don't care about Taiwan as it is a very specific case. We don't see China as bullies, it's all in your head really.

[@JH-pv6rd]

❤❤

[@user-wu2er4zd1d]

They have nazi parades in March😂

[@rudysmith1552]

@@user-wu2er4zd1d good for them for having national pride

[@valdemaar3000]

Love Mark's vids from Klaipeda! Best place in LTU👍 ...especially in summer)

[@erik7999]

I've seen Mark's videos a while ago. Very interesting fella, very energetic and when he talks he seems like he truly enjoys life. 😄 I'd also follow up on your point about making videos that are more basic without all the fancy stuff. Both are cool, but the videos with all these stock imagery and drone shots and whatnot are great for folks who just want a quick 10 minute introduction about a country while videos you & Mark make are more personal and in-depth which does a better job at portraying what life in a country is like for a regular person. So keep doing what you doing. 💪

[@woltersworld]

Thanks Erik. That is exactly what im trying to do. Cheers!

[@ecarol03]

I love Mark he is so cool , I try to not miss his live videos

[@woltersworld]

Thank you

[@decathvon]

@@woltersworldi😊

[@arvizaslt]

Great video about Lithuania country!

[@zeppelin0110]

Fantastic crossover episode

[@Mendogology]

Thank you for another video!

[@NickNeras]

Waw Man you complete shock me I’m yours follower for many years and yes I’m Lithuanian from Canada Aciu biciuli uz sita video viskas surinkta ir nufilmuota labai šauniai Dekui 🙏

[@vaskevicius]

Thanks for a great experience! 👍

[@dariuso6190]

Nice

[@mrtomas621]

I have seen Marks videos before, didn't know he lived in Lithuania or made videos about it. I'll have to check them out.

[@JH-pv6rd]

I love Mark's videos, they helped me so much preparing for my holidays. Markai jūs esate šaunuolis. Linkėjimai iš Kauno ❤

[@piernikpiernik5000]

the collab I never knew I needed

[@woltersworld]

:)

[@Julia-ui5lw]

I was always appreciating my beautiful country, but now since I moved to Germany - I appreciate Lithuania even more! :D Free, peaceful, quite modern (compared to Germany), has fast and usually easy processes, good online infrastructure, social benefits, english speaking people, always developing. Really underestimated country, but it's even better :)

[@EzraDM]

Amazing collaboration! Thank you both so much for this video! Once Rick Steves retires, I nominate Mark to replace him!

[@IgnorantC]

I enjoyed everything he said, thanks a lot

[@BrokenBackMountains]

I lived in Lithuania for 12 years. Went out in 95. Left in 2007. Wolter's world is always good to watch.

[@manometras]

Dosnus - tai tas, kas mėgsta kam nors ką nors duoti ir dažnai ką nors kam nors duoda. You are right, dosnus means generous, but what’s in the Lithuanian word? Dosnus is a person (or a bush, earth or tree) who (or which) likes to give something to someone, and who (which) tends to do that often.

[@redacirvinskaite9115]

when you go to marijampolė and meet history teacher saulius pituška

[@TotalRookie_LV]

We are not cold, we are reserved. Not a Lithuanian here, but we in this North-East part of Europe are quite alike, perhaps here in Latvia we are even more about minding our own business than Lithuanians, since we are a bit more to the North. 🤣

[@DJJAW11]

... My dna reading,was 11.somethink Baltic region 😎 (Im a Englander).

[@mypointofview1111]

I wondered where he got to in the last few,years. Now we know. Good for him finally making a home in Lithuania

[@viktoraskesminas8033]

3:13. It's my neighbourhood :D

[@jayl549]

As a black male, solo traveller - I found Lithuania to be very pleasant. It’s tough sticking out, but I found Lithuanians didn’t care - in a good way! I had people stare and take photos in Latvia; but Lithuania was nice. The people were nice and helpful. The beers were good…the food - not the greatest. But I would definitely recommend and would visit again. Get out the city centre and enjoy the nature!

[@giedres797]

Thanks! We just value people and any kind of livelihood. Thanks for opinion ❤️

[@GordonIsFreeman]

Nothing better for me like a black hommie in Lithuania :D we're not that kind of people who see a black man and stare at him like he's from the moon :D In Kaunas we have a lot of erasmus students which ar black and even i have some people who are living in my neighborhood which is really old part of my town who rent apartaments here and i see black people from time to time in my local shop... I mean it's just normal for me as to see a white man there is nothing really fucking nothing different about people black or white, i just look at a black man and im like i wish i could have friend like that because it's so awesome to see you people here!!! Hommies ! The more of you here the better, yes babushkas can be annoying sometimes but let's be clear here. Have you ever approached normal looking not gopnik stranger that does not speak atleast basic english? I bet you've never experienced that :D If my comment looks rasist in any way - it was not meant to. I just had some wodka and some good old smokey "sausage" this evening. I love black people i love and i wish to see them more and more in Lithuania and in Kaunas. I even sold a android controller for some dude in erasmus that was black and he was really like i don't know how to word it .. ashamed or maybe not pleasant or i don't know just like he didn't wanted to interact with me too much but as i saw him i was like - wassup hommie ! And he was like with biggest smile on his face and we had a nice chat i showd him how to use the controller and i told him how much we appreciate him that he's studing here in Kaunas and it was really nice interaction :)

[@Tomas970506]

@@GordonIsFreeman Buddy you got some weird Black fever. Thats worse than being racist.

[@bigytutoshd5146]

​@@GordonIsFreemanas a Spaniard I have a relative in a small town in utena province and there they all look at me weirded and asked me in Lithuanian If i understand what they're saying 😂😂

[@karkevicius]

Lithuanian food does have a lot of unique and compelling flavor, I understand how you might’ve not liked it

[@ЕвгенийЧебодаев-ю8м]

Right action is right action, yes yes yes . . .

[@zodziumisraine]

How did I not know about him!? I have a lot of catching up to do 😄

[@fantomfromfuture]

Come to Latvia also

[@jaysterling26]

When I see the Lithuanian flag i think ,' Bolivia '. Can you employ a vexillologist to make it more distinctive with the same colours? Ta. I preferred Vilnius to Riga ; Tallinn was OK.

[@GordonIsFreeman]

There is Lithuanian flag and there is Bolivian flag, Two separate things its upside down and bolivian flag has it's hearb in there. Lithuanian flag means Yellow - Sun, Green - Land/Grass, Red is Blood. I dont know what Bolivian flag means but it's two different things. Also there is "like real" lithuanian flag yelllow/green/red in some other country but i think with some kind of hearb also

[@nezinomasbepavardis3315]

Same colors as Myanmar, except there is no a white star. We have a red historical flag with a knight with a sword, which is cool.

[@rafalkaminski6389]

How did he find the first lithuanian?

[@01dom]

8:10 I feel like that is true, but make sure not to stare too much or how should I say *too deep*

[@pauliuspuleikis8958]

Poor guy. He dreamt of living in eastern Europe but ended up in the north 😉

[@LithuaniaExplained]

😆

[@gintarasskuzinskas6967]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@zy_mac]

TBH ive been learning lithuanian since birth I still don't get the gramerr

[@darius2640]

If you had a million us dollars I bet you could live in Ethiopia for 3 years and love it. Its not what country you're in that matters its where on the social ladder you stand

[@Rrvinasas]

Also we are not eastern!! We central!

[@SAVEbaltics]

northern

[@karkevicius]

I was stupid once and thought that too, we Northern

[@CerealKiller.]

Lithuanian is the oldest spoken language in the world there is over 35k words in Lithuanian Back in a day Lithuanians conquered land all the way to the Black sea

[@OGGOAT23]

No it's not lol😂 hebrew language is 1000 years older

[@uriustosh]

It's easy to love Lithuania if you have a middle class Western salary. These days, it's a neofeudal society. Only the top 5-10% of income earners live to Western European standards. The gentrification of Vilnius and Kaunas has created a existential housing and cost of living crisis. 15% increase in real estate prices nationally just last year, it's a cancerous mix of FDI and a oligarch class with nothing else to invest in locally. Consumer prices are as high as Western Europe or higher, with 1/3 or 1/5 the salary As we say, Polish salaries with German prices. 25% of the population has emigrated in the last generation, and it is not stopping. It is the second quickest shrinking country on Earth. We are not really doing well, but we have extreme neoliberal dogma in our politics so we are not allowed to even question our neofeudal state, or the nepotism flaunting political and business class, without being called a vatnik or communist.

[@sharassh1]

Nah bruv, you are talking rubbish. I dont even dare to call you vatnik... I earn just about the average lithuanian wage and I still managed to buy the apartment in Vilnius, I own a car, twice a year I leave for a short vacations, I can afford city breaks in Europe...

[@aj9485]

Haha ha. ha. ha. I came back after many years being abroad, lived for 2 weeks, worked 3 days and will move out as soon as possible. Not my type of soup.

[@Purpelxd]

to each their own

[@aj9485]

​@@Purpelxd deeply in my heart i am "sovietine erke" so I must go to moskovia. It is a necesity.

[@mantas6540]

I want to teach.... I want to teach in Eastern Europe... only Lithuania is not Eastern Europe 😂 it's North Europe 😂 so much of teacher😂

[@zibermacher6504]

dude!

[@AnrewLadies]

Nice

[@WendallExplores]

Really enjoyed this, awesome for the channel mate

[@PlanetaryCitizen]

I've just got back from Vilnius and loved it. Before I go anywhere in Europe I always look to see if Mark has made a video about it first!

[@MultiOranuch]

Labas Mark - A lot of knowledge about Lithuania - Lietuva (An lady in Vilnius teached me the first word in june, 2023) So I really to say that Lithuania is my dream come through. People is sooo helpful and friendly both the younger and elder. I will share your video clip to my thai friends... Many wonder where is .. on The Map.. So I have alrady persuadged 3 closed friends from Bangkok - they visited me in June, 2023. So I get succeed 😇 💛💚❤ Thank you for your sharing. Best Wishes from STOCKHOLM - SWEDEN 🌻🌺🥀🌲🌲🌲