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Travel Blogs from Tartu
Hunting in Estonia
... in the sauna, each round interspersed with a beer and a cool off. There is something amazingly special about pouring ice cold water over yourself after spending time in a room so hot you find it hard to breathe. It reminded me of the sauna we enjoyed out in Keah Bay on V. Island in September: awesome. I think as a Canadian I represented us well, being the only one to douse myself with ice cold water! There are some very particular ways ...
Lake Peipsi and the Russian Village
... actually an "Old Believers'" village. When the Orthodox Church reformed the "Old Believers" split from the new church. Some near Lake Peipsi crossed the lake and established communities on the Estonian side of the lake.The community truly felt like a Russian town; I forgot I was in Estonia.
Well, inevitably the rain came and we hopped on a bus home to finish the day a bit early. The lake was very pretty and I hope we will be able to visit it ...
You Know You're From Estonia When...
... horrible Estonian and you go on and on about how wonderful their Estonian is compared to "the Russians'"
36. You have ever worn or seen anyone wear "karupüksid"
37. You have heard the phrase "Estonians are slow" at least once
38. Kui sa saad aru, mis siia kirjutatud on
39. You find yourself continually ignoring the gender in other languages
40. You say 'kurat' as at least every second word
41.You consider running to the shop at 19.50 on Friday evening to ...
Happy Easter!
... and singing songs, the chairs and stage were being set up, and it was all blanketed with the fresh aroma of coffee. Daniel, our interpreter friend from a few Sundays ago, was eager to see us and wish us all a Happy Easter!
The sermon was decent that day. It was actually a bit a let-down, I'm still waiting for God to speak to me about it, but the first time through I was a bit unfulfilled. The local Estonian pastor preached about love, kinda. Mostly the love between a ...
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