Aleksandri Guesthouse Tartu

Varasem taustauuring on näidanud, et Mehhikos ei sallita ameeriklasi (ehk gringosid). Sellest tulenevalt on mõistlik kui riietudes suudad olla ükskõik kes muu, aga mitte jätta rikka ameeriklase muljet.

Hakates valima riideid mida kapist kaasa võtta, hakkas silma üks huvitav asi. Nimelt, võttes esimese hooga välja nn armsaks ja mugavaks s...

Well, my time in Tartu is VERY rapidly coming to an end, and I suddenly have 20,000 things to do. I've spent the last 2 or 3 days trying to simultaneously get all my forms signed, close my bank account, write a 10-page paper, and see everyone that I want to see before I leave (which is quite difficult when some of them leave for trips where they...

I was lucky enough to have a light week of classes after coming back from Germany and Latvia, partially because of the "Student/Spring Days" festival happening this entire week. Only one class on both Monday and Tuesday, so I was able to catch up on some sleep and participate in the festivities a little bit. Monday night was the opening ceremony...

The past week has been slightly uneventful as most people seem to be buckling down to their coursework, myself included. Even though I only have 3 days of class, the Estonian language is quite demanding and I'm taking the university's intensive course in it, so I always have another aspect of grammar to look over before class. I haven't done a w...

MORE FINLAND!!! Here's my recap of the last 2 days we spent in Helsinki, and they were busy indeed. After the strenuous walking from Friday, we decided Saturday was going to be a day to stay relatively close to the city centre. First, though, we had to check out of the hostel because it was booked for our last night there. Our hotel wasn't avail...

Our day goes more smoothly than I thought it would. Today I have a long list of things to in getting our January/February Good News annd other literature mailed out. It's a bit different this time because we have received many many new subscription requests from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Moldova. This will more th...

In the morning we met Britt and Jim at the Pallas Hotell's restaurant Big Ben for breakfast. Bev and I had walked into town with the mailing which we packed into two roll-on suitcases which worked very well. We then went over the Post Office franking office and sent the mailing off. The average cost of mailing a piece - which included sending it...

God has blessed us with a smooth ride today. Bev and I start the day by rolling our mailing over to the taxi stand. We're at the PO in minutes. At the franking office the Russian-speaking ladies recognize me from before when I did the mailing with Johnnie. Our name in Estonia is Head Sõnumid which means Good News. They are very kind and efficien...

After deciding in the morning to try and rent a car, we were on the road (remarkably, the right road despite some navigational difficulties....) by 4pm and on our way out of town. Fantastic feeling to have our independence back and to feel the flexibility of chosing our own direction. The car we got was an Opal Astra, very similar to a holden as...

So, you're an Estonian who loves cross-country skiing. Unfortunately, this isn't northern Canada and there's really only snow on the ground five months of the year, if you're lucky, and with global warming, it's more like three. So what are you going to do the other nine months? I'll tell you. Build yourself some rollerskates, but with hinges, s...