Translating articles for the Order of Malta's page

I got request to help with translating articles in the Order of Malta's webpage from Lithuanian to English. So far, I have translated two articles.

It was not so easy as it may seem: the terms and words were difficult and since the Lithuanian sentence structures are even more complex, turning them into English sentences wasn't such an easy task for me.

This activity required my knowledge and thinking and was a challenge for me. I feel that this activity had ethical implications to me.

P.S.-2 CAS hours

In case you're interested, you can see the Order of Malta's Lithuanian webpage below:
http://maltieciai.lt

The "Sparnai" publication

This was a totally new activity to me: a few months ago, a saw a poster at school which encouraged students to send their creation works to an annual Lyceum's publication called "Sparnai". There all kinds of writing are posted: from prose, essays to poetry.

So, I decided to create some poetry and to improve some old poetry of mine, and to send everything. Actually, I didn't expect that my works would be published, since I am a total amateur. Consequently, I sent my works to the editors of "Sparnai" and after some time I received a reply that one poem of mine was going to be published. I was really excited about that! Then I had to take a picture for the authors' photo page.

What were the outcomes of this activity? First of all, it was a great incentive for me to create more and not to be afraid to publish it. Now, I feel more confident about sharing my poetry with others. This not only involved creativity, but also bravery to stand out, since all school reads this publication. Therefore, this was a great occurrence to me.

P.S.- 3 CAS hours

Below you can read some poetry of mine. :)
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Laiko vakuumas

Ak,  kaip norėčiau kartais į laiko vakuumą patekt.

Kad galėčiau nuo to skubančio pasaulio užsidengt.

Bent valandai, savaitei, o gal net mėnesiams keliems,

Jei ne, tai bent momentams neilgiems.

Juk kartais norisi tiesiog pabūti, pagyventi

Tik nieko nedaryti, arba daryti viską, ko nereikia.

Ir nieko nemąstyti, nesistengti,

Ir apmąstyti viską viską, paklausyt savos širdies...

Tegul nė vienas už laiko švaistymą manęs nepeikia

Juk pagyventi žmogui reikia!

Gerai, užteks jau svaičioti, vėlu.

O man dar reikia sėst prie pamokų.

Nors polėkis manasis dar nedingo,

Minčių krūva dar sukas galvoje,

Tikiuos, į laiko vakuumą pateksiu bent sapne.

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Sėdi moksleivis

Abejinga mina,

Spokso pro langą

Jam visko gana.

Plyšta galva jam

Nuo formulių ir datų

Nebegali jis jau

Suprast savo minčių

Romeo, Kuprelis,

Meistras ir Margarita

O jis sėdi vienas

Ir meilės nėra.

Keeping up with the ecological project

This is the long lasting project, and since me and my classmate have started it- we have established paper recycling boxed at three places in our school- we must maintain it.

There were some problems we needed to cope with. We had to make arrangements with the school's administration, school-keepers and to agree on the time periods the box contents are taken out. This required a lot of communication since the school keepers were unsatisfied with our project and we had to compromise. Moreover, our boxes were trashed a few times by some irresponsible people so we had to replace it with the new ones.

This project made me realize that there is no easy project - everything requires time and effort.

P.S.- about 2 CAS hours