Category: Blog
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Fashion in Tartu: How to slay, not sleigh – Natavan (Azerbaijan)
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Ah, winter… the time of the year when we romanticise freezing cheeks, laugh at people slipping on ice…
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From Masks to Makeup: Kadripäev Mumming to Contemporary Drag – Lachlan (Australia)
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Two Sundays ago, on the 9th November, my household was greeted by fourteen masked sandid (mummers). They arrived…
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Why I Chose Tartu: My Journey from Azerbaijan to Estonia – Riad (Azerbaijan)
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I had never been particularly curious about the Baltic states (especially Estonia) until the Championship of Intellectual Games,…
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Where Places Still Breathe: A Journey Through South Estonia – Syed (Pakistan)
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When I first came to Estonia, one question kept crossing my mind: where should I travel first? There…
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An American Estonian Moves to Estonia: Three Culture Shocks I wasn’t Expecting – Helena(USA)
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One of my earliest memories is of an itchy wool skirt, striped green and red. I’m in my…
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Boo! Are you scared? You should be… Spooky Stories from Tartu – Evgeniya (Uzbekistan)
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Halloween. The day when evil spirits terrorise innocent people, and witches get busy with their unholy rituals. It’s…
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Things I Miss About Tartu as an Erasmus+ Student – Olena (Ukraine)
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It has been two months since I arrived in France for my Erasmus+ exchange semester in Paris Pantheon…
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Being vegan in Tartu – Kateryna (Ukraine)
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Tartu is a truly multicultural city, home to people with diverse stories, habits, and tastes. I’m not vegan,…
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LIFE Project: An Alternative City Development With Sheep in Tartu – Aikaterini (Greece)
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Did you notice that there was a field with sheep behind the Physicum in Maarjavälja last spring? No,…
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Erasmus+ in Action: Cinema, Culture, and Conversations That Matter – Elfi (Azerbaijan)
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After receiving my BSc in Science and Technology last summer, I decided to jump headfirst into any opportunity…
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