Tag Archives: Ian

Nägemist Eesti

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Ian

As I write this last entry, I am somewhere over the Atlantic flying back to Toronto via Frankfurt. These last few weeks since I returned from Georgia have been a whirlwind of activity. With final assignments due, exams to write … Continue reading →

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At the crossroads of the world

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Ian

As my trip to Georgia winds down, (the plane leaves in 5 hours), I sit in the hostel waiting for one of the owners to return to first drive us to the hospital for a second round of rabies vaccination. … Continue reading →

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Travels within the Motherland

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Ian

The five days I spent within the Russian Federation were surreal. We crossed the Estonian Russian border in the south of Estonia and there is such a start difference even at the border. To enter Russia, your bags get x-rayed, … Continue reading →

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Re-discovering Tartu

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Ian

Despite my major trips to Stockholm followed immediately by Pskov, Moscow and St. Petersburg starting April 10th, Tartu is still yielding unexpected experiences. This past weekend, a group of exchange students went to the A Le Coq Brewery. Tartu is … Continue reading →

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The Perils of Spring

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Ian

With spring rapidly approaching, I fear I shall be doing battle with the greatest adversaries of the unsuspecting exchange student, ice and giant puddles of slush. For a northern country, the Estonians do a remarkable job of keeping the roads … Continue reading →

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The Long and Short of First Semester

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Ian

When asked if I would be interested in keeping a blog about my exchange to Estonia, I was roughly half way through my year abroad and the thought had never occurred to me. How do I do the previous semester … Continue reading →

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