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Hunting in Estonia
... rolling hills, heavy forest, and plenty of wildlife.
Before we set out hunting, Ando’s Dad came in with some canned mooseboar, smiling and gesturing to us in Estonian. What is moose boar? Well, it was minced moose meat and minced boar meat, canned. It was salty, fatty and delicious-we ate it with black bread. We also had some moose sausage, which was so dry it was like jerky, really tasty though. Ando’s dad lived on ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
... First we thought maybe just go with a chicken or perhaps a market sold cooked turkeys. I wrote an e-mail to some Americans that have lived here a while and they suggested turkey breasts. Not quite the same, but still turkey.
Then the struggle to find everything else. What's the Estonian name for cinnamon? Are those actually cranberries? Guess we'll find out. Where the heck are sweet potatoes? I had to make pumpkin pie completely from ...
You Know You're From Estonia When...
... stuff...
139. You have at least once had to explain people when being abroad that No, Estonia is not as cold as Siberia and No, ice hockey is not the most popular sport in Estonia, cause we actually do not have ice all year around.
140.You wear small reflecting accessoires on your clothes during winter.
141.You say to a foreigner "Sure! I'll help you learn the Estonian
language!", and then you disappear...
142. Most of your friends and/or their parents ...
Full CIrcle With La Dolce Vita
... Virginia but Kirsten has family in Colorado, we're all hoping we'll be able to reconnect when they drive though Nebraska.
I'm horrible with goodbyes and I can tell this one is just the first of many to come. It has been an interesting semester, and eventful to say the least. I've met some truly amazing people and I hope that our paths will one day cross again. I have faith that they will.
Abundant Love,
Sean
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Püssirohukelder
Don't ask me how to pronounce the name of this pub, any Estonian would tell you I'm butchering it. Most of the Internationals (International Students) call it either the Cellar, or the Gunpowder Cellar. The pub is just off the main town square and a must see if your in Tartu. It happens to be in the Guinness Book of World Record for having the tallest pub ceiling. The ...