Hey guys, my name is Marie-Claire and I study marketing and communication management in Austria. In my home university I have the opportunity to take a semester abroad. I wanted to go to a European country where I know little or nothing about the culture. That’s why I decided to go to Estonia.
I’m living in Tallinn since a moth. When I told my friends or family about it, the first question was: "Where is Estonia?” Estonia is in the north/east of Europa. It is the most northern country of the Baltic States, which borders Russia in the east and Latvia in the south.
The day I arrived...
Since the last couple of months, I have been in contact with my "buddy" a student from my host university in Tallinn. When I arrived in Tallinn, he warmly welcomed me in Estonia. Afterwards he showed me the city, told me more about the history and the people. The Estonians see themselves as individualists, which encounter strangers polite but with a certain distance and restraint. After this experience I can not say that.