Category Archives: Student life

Alone in The City

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Tatyana Kasima

This is an essay on a colorful autumn in Tartu, written by Tatyana Kasima from the Ukraine for the UT Student Journalist Contest in October 2011. Continue reading →

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Happy Tweets from Room 351

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Inga Külmoja

Six girls, all of them international students at the University of Tartu this autumn semester, have been tweeting from a collective account @Raatuse349351. Here are some of their tweets, highlighting different sides of international student life enjoyed in Tartu by … Continue reading →

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Dark…and Bright Yellow Days

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Cintia Elb

Cintia Elb, a UT international student from Brazil, has created her own plan for coping with the dark time in Estonia: It’s about making the dark yellow days bright. Continue reading →

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The Curious Funnel of Blackbirds

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Jessica Slattery Karich

Jessica is the winner of the UT Student Journalist Contest on Facebook, and this is her winning contest entry. She comes from the United States (Nebraska and Minnesota) and studies international relations and history. Keep an eye on our Facebook … Continue reading →

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Friends: The Best Remedy for Homesickness

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Gabriela Küsters

Gabriela Küsters, an Erasmus student from the University of Applied Sciences in Holland, writes about homesickness which inevitably strikes when studying abroad. Continue reading →

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GO SOUTH, Go Fun!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Gabriela Küsters

Gabriela Küsters is an Erasmus student from the University of Applied Sciences in Holland. Gabriela also works as a website reporter at her home university and studies journalism and newswriting at the London School of Journalism. Study abroad is perhaps … Continue reading →

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Bringing The World to Tartu’s Orphanages

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Tom Boyle

Tom Boyle, MA student of semiotics at the University of Tartu, shares his experience of working as a volunteer in Tartu’s orphanages as a part of the AIESEC project “World at Home”. Continue reading →

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