Hi Liisbet, what made you to leave Estonia? During my final year of BA studies at the University of Tartu I developed an interest in European affairs and when the time came to choose a Masters programme, I decided to make my way to the heart of Europe with a dream to pursue a career […]
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Remo Savisaar (34) is an Estonian nature photographer, born in Tartu. His photo of a roe deer in snow blizzard recently became a runner-up in Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 competition in Nature Black & White category, organised by London Natural History Museum. Remo, when did your interest in nature photography start
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Hi Janek, where are you based and how long have you been there? My family and I are based in Terrasini. It’s a small village (7000 regular inhabitants) in the region of Palermo which is the capital of Sicily. Terrasini is situated about 35 kilometres to north – west from Palermo, near Punta Raisi airport.
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Dear Estonian World readers and followers, First of all, on behalf of the Estonian World team, I would like to take this opportunity and thank again everyone who has become our reader and follower in last four months, since we started. Estonian World was established by few like-minded Estonians living abroad, the main team being
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Estonian World´s latest Artist of the week is UK based stage director Liisa Smith. Liisa left Estonia about 10 years ago, to study performance arts in England. After finishing her MA in Text and Performance (Drama), specialising in Directing at the King´s College and RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), both in London, she embarked
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Hello Hendrik, what made you leave Estonia? It was in 2000 when I became a foreign exchange student at the University of Minnesota in the US. And during my studies there I met my future wife Luciana, who is Brazilian. Where are you based and how long have you been there? We moved to Brazil
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Our latest “Artist of the week” is a legend of Estonian art and literature scene, writer and painter Toomas Vint. Undoubtedly Mr Vint deserves a more special and elevated spot than “artist of the week” but in this case it’s a nod to the fact that his book An Unending Landscape was recently published in
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Evelyn Toomistu-Banani is a fashion designer, based in Germany. Hi Evelyn, where are you based and how long have you been there? I live with my family in Frankfurt,Germany – and have been here for over 5 years. What made you to choose Frankfurt? For some reason I was dreaming to either study or live
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Our latest Artist of the week is Tiit Helimets, principal dancer at the San Francisco National Ballet. Born in Viljandi, Estonia, Tiit Helimets had an exposure to ballet from an early age, while watching cultural programs on TV. His mum noticed his interest and at 10, took him for a talent spotting audition in Tallinn
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In the late 70´s, the members of innovative German band Kraftwerk decided that, for their concerts, they would send look-alike robots to perform, instead of doing the hard work themselves. Kraftwerk’s robots, although looking cool, were basic and could only move their “arms” up and down, and their “heads” sideways. About 30 years later, Heikki
