In a boon to Estonia’s chances for capturing Olympic gold, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the addition of wife-carrying to the 2016 summer […]
Hyphenated Americans exist in many combinations. This article explores how an Estonian-American identifies himself. The year was 1994. The setting was the Hell Hunt pub
“So, are you Estonian or American?” On heritage, nationality and grammatical conjunctions Read More
Sappho gave us Ode to Aphrodite. Beethoven composed the musical setting for Ode to Joy. John Keats praised a songbird in Ode to a Nightingale. But
An ode to verivorstid Read More
Idioms are not to be taken literally, and are particular and peculiar to any given language. But if one tries to translate idioms between languages,
English-Estonian idiom dictionary Read More
When non-Estonian friends and acquaintances ask me to teach them essential Estonian words, I typically start the lesson with either “õlu” or “kurat”. The former
Kurat – an Estonian language lesson Read More
Estonian proper names pronounced true to form, but spoken in an English speaking setting, can lead to confusion, embarrassment, and on occasion, comedy. Take for
Andres Simonson, a first generation American of Estonian descent, gets you acquainted with the Estonian külmlaud or “cold table” buffet. As a first generation American of
The Külmlaud – a guided tour Read More
Andres Simonson, an Estonian American, writes about the reactions he gets when he talks about Estonia in the United States. “So, you’re from Boston?” Over
Musings of an American with Estonian roots Read More
