About Arturas

Currently Lives:

Vilnius, Lithuania

Citizen of:

Lithuania

Some Forum Posts:

Lithuania: Banking jobs in Vilnius:

The majority if not all banks in Lithuania are foreign owned. Generally they employ no foreigners at all, not even from the parent bank. There is at least one offshore legal office, Finreda, that might be able to foresee some possibility of working in this area in Lithuania. They do speak English there so calling or writing is not a problem.

Lithuania: relocating to Vilnius:

Hi, I am a US expat and have been living in Lithuania since Sept. 1996. I have my own company (www.zverte.com)and work as a translator. People who do not know Lithuanian can find work as editors, esp. if they have a university degree. Jayde started that way here. As to the language, you are much better off teaching yourself. I memorised 6000 (six thousand) words in 9 months and then took a month to adapt my pronunciation to the real thing. Modern Lithuanian is an articial language that was created about 150-100 years ago so that all the real Lithuanian speakers could communicate with one another. As a consequence, there are few irregular forms and new words are mostly created by adding suffixes and prefixes. I'll be happy to teach you the method. On what basis do you intend to stay here? You will need to start collecting your paperwork now and getting it legalised, i.e. getting apostilles, so the documents can be used abroad. Most documents can be obtained while over here, but proof that you are not married has to be created while you are in the States since there is no official source to generate such a document. Arturas

Global Expat Forum: Climate vs. Language:

I would tend to disagree with your selection. Learning a language is only one component of culture. It is possible in any major city, esp a capital, to send your children to an international school where English is the lingua franca, find a realtor who speaks English, shop at self-serve supermarkets, watch cable TV, and drive a car to wherever. You can also immerse yourself in the culture, but to do that, you will have to learn more than a language. It is common in Lithuania to say 'duok man...' (Give me...) rather than 'Could you please hand me....' It doesn't sound important until the day you find yourself with only one nerve left. You can yell all you want in any language. No one will understand why such a thing would upset you. As to climate, Rome can get mighy windy and chilly. If you are renting, make sure they turn the heat on for more than a few hours a day or you can be mighty cold in the winter. Me, I love Lithuanian weather. Yes, we don't see the sun for several months a year but we also don't get too hot most summers. So my questions would be: please define what is the 'great weather' you are seeking? If you want hot, maybe Spain would be better. I have never been there, but it seems to be the usual 'sun' destination in Europe (as opposed to 'for Europe', which would be Africa). And exactly what is it that you are expecting from the 'culture'? Are you looking for tourism sites: castles, museums, amusement parks, etc or are you looking to expand your view of the world? If you are going to isolate yourself, then culture (and language) are not a factor. You can do that anywhere. To really meet people anywhere in Europe, you really do need to make an attempt to learn their language. It is a matter of respect. If you make a serious attempt to learn their language, I think you will find most Europeans very warm and friendly, esp towards Americans, since Americans are perceived as a people who do not learn foreign languages.

Lithuania: Entrepreneurs in Vilnius:

Hi, I don't always keep up with this website. How's the project going? You can find me at www.zverte.com Arturas

Peru: Business in Peru - Advice?:

I have had my own business since 2001 in Vilnius Lithuania. I have also seen a few foreign capital businesses fonded here. My primary question would be are you going to live in Peru and personally run the business. From what I have seen, unless you do that, you have a very small chance of success. I presume you have experience in the field in which you are going to found your business. Nevertheless, I would recommend either working in Peru for a while for another busness and starting your own slowly. It also helps if you have a product that the locals cannot duplicate at a lower price. I work as a translator, so there is no question I know English, although I just lost a client because they believed the locals who said I did not and they could not make the decision for themselves. However I have plenty of clients, so that is not a problem. I just use it as an example. For the first few years, I had to put up with a lot until I established a reputation. Also, if you do not speak Spanish fluently, you are going to run into problems because you will not be able to read the company's documents. It just makes it easier for the staff to hide things, esp since you have to get all your information through just a few people. Good luck. You are welcome to write me, if you like. My website is at www.zverte.com Arturas Bakanauskas

Lithuania: anyone out there?:

I noticed that all the messages were old for Lithuania. Is no one subscribed from Lithuania any more or is it just that no one has any questions?

Lithuania: Vilnius:

I just stumbled onto this site while looking for the history of restaurants. Are you still interested in info about Vilnius?

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