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Tag Archives: student life
Laziness and Erasmus go together well. So how to make the most of your study abroad?
I arrived in Tartu just over two weeks ago as part of my Erasmus, and, after a few days, I was surprised and frankly overwhelmed with one particular aspect of living here. Personally, I have already experienced going to a … Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Erasmus, student experience, student life, time management
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Summer School “Juri Lotman and the Semiotics of Culture”
Getting away from the heat, I moved north to the long-awaited semiotics summer school and a new season of Game of Thrones. Having crossed the Seven Kingdoms (four, to be honest), I found myself in Estonia where dried yellowness of … Continue reading
Posted in Studies, Tartu
Tagged Estonia, student life, summer school, summer school of semiotics, Tartu
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My Memorable Moments in Tartu
Desiree Simpson, an international exchange student from Canada, shares her experience of silence and life in Tartu. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged exchange year, memorable moments, rock’n’roll, silence, student life, Tartu
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Tartu: Student-Friendly and Open-Minded. There Is History Here.
See what new international students think about their first weeks in Estonia, Tartu, and the university. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged first impressions, international students, student interview, student life, twitterview
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Tartu 1992-1993: The Wild, Wild West
Eva from the USA recalls her studies in Tartu one year after Estonia regained its independence in 1991: Foreign students behind a security door, no heat in winter, limited fruits and vegetables, taxi vodka. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged dorm, Estonian, international students, Narva mnt, student life, Tartu
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Pigheadedness Brought Me to Post-Soviet Estonia
Tricia Cornell arrived in Tartu in 1995, less than four years after the Soviet Union collapsed. Foreign students lived on a locked floor of the old dorm; rooms were severely cold in the winter. “God, I loved that place.” Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Tartu
Tagged 1995, Baltic Studies, dorm, Narva mnt, student life, Tartu, USA
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My Enchanting Semester in Tartu
Chloe from Nebraska looks back at her exchange semester in Tartu and shares her most vivid memories and encounters. Continue reading
Posted in Estonia, Student life, Studies, Tartu
Tagged Estonia, exchange semester, international students, making friends, Nebraska, Raatuse, student life, study abroad, Tartu, USA
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