Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), Social Work student Shierly Angelina Sungkono from Indonesia is finding snow "magical," Vilnius "beautiful" and the diverse student body at the University an advantage.
She says she sees the world now "from a different perspective" after beginning Bachelor's Degree studies at MRU.
Meeting students from China, India, Cameroon, Nigeria, and from various European countries, has "opened" her eyes to different cultures, she said.
Although home is half a world away in Bandung, West Java, she said that her passion is travel. Before coming to MRU, she studied in Singapore and traveled widely in Australia and Southeast Asia including Cambodia, China, Thailand, Vietnam.
Studying in Singapore she was able to perform traditional Indonesian Java music, gamelan.
The Indonesian student said she likes not only the smaller class sizes, but also the "teaching style" at MRU with lots of discussions.
Living in Vilnius she has been able to delight in snow, which she saw for the first time in Lithuania.
"When I came here (in January), it was beautiful, it was so white, so magical," she said. She even took part in a snowball fight with fellow students.
She said she looks forward to exploring a country that is "so different" from Indonesia.
"I think it's beautiful here - the Old Town of Vilnius. We don't have that kind of architecture," she added.
A graduate of Singapore's Lasalle College of the Arts, she is looking forward to taking part in extracurricular activities at MRU including Theatre and perhaps dancing in the folk dance group, "Skalsa."
Before coming to Lithuania, she didn't know much about the country. She had met a Lithuanian in Australia, but had never expected "to be here - in Vilnius," Shierly said.
When she told friends she was going to Lithuania, some told her not to go "because it's dangerous there."
But Shierly was determined to study in Lithuania and see the country. "The more people say "no" the more eager I am to go. I want to experience for myself."
So far, she has found that Lithuania "is safe and nice."
"I think it's unique and that's why I came here," she said. "I want to explore. I am a curious person," added the ever-smiling student.
Aside from traveling, Shierly enjoys scuba-diving and writing fiction stories in her free time.