In an interview with Estonian World, writer and policy adviser Philippe Legrain says people’s fears of immigration from outside the European Union are mostly just irrational emotions based on “fear of the other”; he points out that for Estonia, migration would be a natural way to tackle problems with jobs that Estonians don’t want to […]
Leen Rampe (née Võrno) and Siimon Rampe are a wife-husband team passionate about Estonian film. They have run monthly film sessions called KiNO! nights at the Sydney Estonian Cultural House for over a year now and finished 2012 off with an Estonian Film Festival in Australia. Leen has a Master’s degree in Scenography from the
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Hi Tiina, where are you based and how long have you been there? I am based in Tallinn, developing new business with Norwegian companies in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. This means daily communication and often travels between Norway and the Baltics. I have worked for Norway for twelve years. What made you to choose Norway? My
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Hi Piret, what made you to leave Estonia? The main reason for my departure was to explore the world and find out what life has to offer. I think I have always been a radical type, so I headed to the States. So, in other words, I left for an adventure. Where are you based
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Estonian World spoke to composer Jüri Reinvere in Berlin to talk about his experiences, creativity, European culture and Estonian identity. Jüri Reinvere is an Estonian composer living in Berlin. His latest work, the opera “Purge”, based on Sofi Oksanen´s famous novel, premiered in Finnish National Opera in April 2012. He is currently writing his next
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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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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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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Hi Elina, where are you based and how long have you been there? I’ve been living in the Dallas suburbs in Texas for almost three years now. What made you choose your current location? I didn’t really get to pick this location, it’s where my husband lives and we decided to stay here for a
Global Estonians: artist Elina Suvi (Texas/US) Read More »
2,400 years ago the philosopher Socrates claimed: “I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world (kosmopolitês).” In 1937 Ernest Hemingway wrote in his novel To Have and Have Not: “In every port in the world, at least two Estonians can be found.” Fast forward to AD 2012 and new webzine EstonianWorld is
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