Forever a Student
While most villagers were born and raised in Pennsylvania, many come from other parts of the U.S. and quite a few are first-generation immigrants, hailing from countries as diverse as Italy, South Korea, and… Lithuania. Alvydas Karasa, a villager since 2016, is known to us all simply as Al. When Al was a young child in Lithuania, this small Baltic country with a rich and eventful history was still independent. Soon, however, World War II would see Lithuania occupied by Nazi Germany, quickly replaced by Soviet forces. Many schools, including Al’s, were destroyed and the teachers murdered or exiled. Many Lithuanians, expecting the worst, managed to move away while they could. ... Read More