I have a new LJ name- I'm feeling I've outgrown this one. My new name is 'gotopatagonia'. Friend me if you want to!

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I had a really nice weekend in Haapsalu and Hiiumaa, enjoying the quietness of the western coast and bucking myself against the fierce coastal winds. I had just as positive of an experience there as I did in Viljandimaa, but it was a different type of experience that can't compare with what I had then. I got out of the cities and into someplace a ( Read more... )

Last undergrad final, t minus an hour-40.
A chance to breath, t minus an hour-41.
Haapsalu, t minus 8 hours.
Norway, t minus 6 days.
Home, t minus 27 days.

It is so hot here- right now it's 74 and miserably humid. We don't have AC here, so everyone has the huge urge (and some do it) to sleep stark. Some people are even saying they'll sleep outside, but I'm not going that far. I don't want to be attacked by the bottle brigade (the poor people who scavenge the litter bins of Tartu for bottles to ( Read more... )

12-20 page 20th Century Baltic Political History research paper(done and done, thank God...ended up with a B plus)
10-12 page Estonian Literature research paper (done, not turned in)
5-7 page Estonian Culture research paper  (ended up being around 8-9 pages)
5-7 page Estonian Culture museum exhibit review  (turned in, no idea on results)
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I just had another satori in Viljandimaa. This time, I delved into the isolatedness of the countryside, found the home of Anu Raud, the textile artist and professor, and found myself really feeling Estonia, with trees, folklore, flowers, sheep, bus rides on a gravel road, and a feeling that God was present. Anu told me some incredible insight about ( Read more... )

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Lela, my good friend and the closest Georgian friend I have, took a walk last night around midnight, and after it was over, I was really sad. She is leaving in less than two weeks, and it was a rough reminder that I am going to be leaving this place soon. I went to bed with a small tear in my eye, thinking of how much this place means to me. I have ( Read more... )

12-20 page 20th Century Baltic Political History research paper(done and done, thank God!)
10-12 page Estonian Literature research paper (3/4 done)
5-7 page Estonian Culture research paper  (not turned in yet)
5-7 page Estonian Culture museum exhibit review  (not turned in yet)
6-8 page Religious Situation in Estonia paper (turned in, got an A on it!)
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