Student Life in Estonia

This blog post was written by Marina Loch. Marina originally came to Estonia for the Erasmus exchange semester during her undergrad studies, but loved it so much that she is now doing Veterinary Medicine PhD at Estonian University of Life Sciences. Veterinary students spend many hours behind books and on farms, but they also have free time. What does Marina do in her spare time? How does she discover her Estonian-ness?

Winter swimming or ice swimming means that you are voluntarily stepping into cold water at 0 degrees Celsius and swim there for a few seconds (or minutes if you are an experienced swimmer). Yes! You read correctly, you step into the ice-cold water of your own free will! Omar, Study in Estonia Ambassador got the invitation to go winter swimming in Noblessner port and he couldn’t refuse! And here is his experience.

Moving to another country comes with a lot of changes and challenges. Classes, accommodation, all the bureaucracy, finding new friends… The first few weeks after arriving in Estonia can be really stressful. It would be so great to find support in a group of like-minded people. But how to find them?

by Triinu

by Triinu

by Triinu

by Triinu

by Dilara

by Anirudh

by Marina