Hello. It's been quite a while, hasn't it? I missed you too, old friend. I know you've been waiting for my final entree. I was nervous. This is a goodbye. I was never good with goodbyes. The knowledge we might never see each other again. The necessity to find the right words. The bittersweet conflict between the desire…

My last group picture in Estonia... Hello there! The last weekend of September was my last talgud . For this one, I would be group leader with Anu. We discussed (via mail and face-to-face) about which meals to prepare. We talked about the transportation and side activities as well. We arrived at the hotel a little over an hour and a…

Tere! On Thursday the 18th, after an eventful holiday in Finland, I was driven by a mother of 3 lovely kids to Lihula, to attend the  Matsalu Nature Film Festival  (17th edition), organised by ELF's member Silvia. The festival (named after the neighbouring  Matsalu National Park , a very important bird sanctuary) lasted until Su…

A white sheet and a srong light are all you need to catch insects at night Hello! On Friday the 6th of September, we left for Vatla, arriving at our sleeping place (an old school) for the evening, joining there our group-leader Eva-Maria and the rest of the group.  After eating a warm meal, an entomologist gave us a presentation of …

I think this lighthouse just had a brilliant idea. Bien le bonjour! The 22th of August, we drove to Osmussaar. Thanks to the wind, the boat ride was unforgettable. Kirke and I, the closest to the bow of the boat, felt like being on a rollercoaster. Once arriving on the island, we were driven by locals to our house, which also works …

This project requires a lot of people... こんにちは ! On the 17th of August, Kadri and I took the train from Tartu to Tapa. There we joined a group of international volunteers - a class of Hungarian students, and a few of their teachers, as well as a few other volunteers from Italy, France, Japan and Taiwan through the EstYes program. T…

Thanks for the button, Jaan. Hello everybody!  On the 7th of August we departed for Saarnaki island,in the west. To get there, we drove to Rohuküla, where we took the ferry to a port on Hiiumaa. From there we drove to a small port where we were led to Saarnaki. Mighty vikings taught the locals how to safely dock ships. They still us…

Tere! On the second of August, after a good week of rest, I went with Kadri and Kaia (and other volunteers, one of them a local journalist) to Karula, sleeping in the very house I slept in one month prior.  We went there to complete what had been done there: pulling out the Himalayan bastardos  Impatiens glandulifera . Indeed, they …