Exactly on this day 5 years ago, I visited Estonia for the first time, thanks to the invitation by Lingvist, where I used to serve as a consultant. My hiring manager then best friend, Hanna-Leana greeted me at the airport with a flower bouquet for a beautiful welcome touch. And it was perfectly on St. Valentine’s Day. I guess we looked to be a romantic lesbian couple to most of the passengers there, while in fact I just came for a short business trip!
Since then, I always have remembered St. Valentine’s Day as my personal memorial day to celebrate my connection with Estonia. I finally moved to Tallinn in last winter, Covid-19 soon hit my new exciting life here, so I spent my first full year of living abroad mostly alone in my flat and learned Estonian language while I could not go out or work, and recently started 2 local businesses in pursuit of the residence permit in Estonia, which are totally different and unrelated from my academic and professional backgrounds. And I love doing what I always wanted to do if I hadn’t pursued a degree in law, finally! Having gained a substantial understanding of the local language, I now started to feel that I found my own place to call home here. As if it was timed to commemorate the 5th anniversary of my connection with Estonia, my interview article on ERR (Estonian national broadcasting) is out now! Comments are closed.
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Üüdisele või ajalehele jne: palun kirjutage vormis siin (inglise keeles küsisin, aga võite kirjutada eesti keeles).
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