21.10.09
Hey! It has been a long-long time, since I wrote about my life here..I`ve been here exactly one month now. So 8 weeks left… Life has been very-very busy so far. I`ve been in the hospital also, to observe chief-nurses, and when Im in the hospital, my days start at 7.a.m. So, long days for me. And Im also on half way with my diploma thesis!
This Sunday I went to the cinema with a friend, to see a movie… different experience…
Here they have everyhting in italian, even movies in english, so if you don`t understand any italian, you might have some difficulties understanding the movie… other bad thing is also that, the cinema is away from the city, about 15 minutes by car, so it`s difficult to get there without a car…Although cinema itself was very nice, spacious and a wide choice of movies…
I don`t know what it is, but during this time here in Italy, I`ve had several problems with my technology, for example, the wire of my PC just melted one moment and stopped working, so I had to buy a new one… and also my iPod stopped playing from one moment, well it was quit old, but it`s strange that all these thing happend just here and in a short time… So now I have a new one, better and smaller than the old one;)
Few weeks ago I visited Caorle, 2 hours by car from Udine.. Very amazing town, close to sea and they also had very nice little bars and caffeterias there… I recommend warmly!
Weather here is also colder than the first weeks, autumn has arrived!… jacket and boots are necessary now… But it`s sunny and not raining or and snowing like in Estonia now.
Bye-bye for now...:)
Friday, October 23, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
2 portugueses in Estonia!!!
Hi!
Our names are Adriana and Mariana and we’re Erasmus students from Portugal. We’re studying Radiology and this is our course last year, so we decided to come to Erasmus to have a different experience, one unique thing :)
Our trip to Estonia was very, very exausting, but funny! We laugh a lot with the unexpected situations and were in Helsinki for just few hours, but we would like to came back.
Now, we’re in Tallin, the capital, until the end of November to do practices in MRI and CT in Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla (Tallin's Central Hospital), and then we will move to Tartu to practice Mammography and Conventional Radiology. In our first days at the Hospital the Radiology Technicians help us with some words in estonian and Russian, it was difficult because the pronounce is really different from portuguese language, but with some practice we’re already saying some things in estonian.
This experience is being quite adventurous and really amazing, because since we arrived we met many, many different people, from different countries and cultures and we've been through situations that we could never imagine. We were in Tartu for 3 days and we enjoyed, but we have to confess that Tallinn is pretty cool and the Erasmus students that we met here are quite friendly and funny, so let's hope that the experience in Tartu, continues to be as nice as it's being here!!!
One thing we miss from our country is the food, is quite different from here, but we’re managing and already tried many estonian food that we like, for example, the black bread it's reeeeeally tasty and you can have awesome and cheap pancakes in lots of places. The beer is also good, and you can't buy less than half a liter, so it's a generous quantity too ;) because one thing that our tutor, Kreeta told us is: "In Estonia bigger is cheaper", and that is really true here!
The weather is the most complicated part of this adventure, because when we thought that it would be cold in Estonia, we didn't think it would be so early, because we’re in the beginning of October and already is snowing. This way we were both ill for one month already, and we have to hurry up buying some warmer clothes because we weren't expecting this cold so soon.
While the weather was sunny we had the opportunity to go to Haapsalu and Kuressaare in Saaremaa where we loved the amazing nature landscapes, the typical handicraft and the windmills that are considered one of the most important symbols of the island.
This weekend we made another trip with Erasmus students to the South of Estonia and we were in Turi's village swing, slept in a castle, walked in Vijandi and Tartu, visited A.Le Coq's factory (beer factory), met Estonia National Park and visited Palamuse Museum in Jogeva. It was really exausting because at night we partied, and we had to wake up early in the morning to visit some places, but the result was a great and wonderful weekend.
Well that's it for now, we'll keep posting our adventures here, so you can know how it's like to do Erasmus in Estonia...
Terviseks :)
Dri and Mimi
Our names are Adriana and Mariana and we’re Erasmus students from Portugal. We’re studying Radiology and this is our course last year, so we decided to come to Erasmus to have a different experience, one unique thing :)
Our trip to Estonia was very, very exausting, but funny! We laugh a lot with the unexpected situations and were in Helsinki for just few hours, but we would like to came back.
Now, we’re in Tallin, the capital, until the end of November to do practices in MRI and CT in Ida-Tallinna Keskhaigla (Tallin's Central Hospital), and then we will move to Tartu to practice Mammography and Conventional Radiology. In our first days at the Hospital the Radiology Technicians help us with some words in estonian and Russian, it was difficult because the pronounce is really different from portuguese language, but with some practice we’re already saying some things in estonian.
This experience is being quite adventurous and really amazing, because since we arrived we met many, many different people, from different countries and cultures and we've been through situations that we could never imagine. We were in Tartu for 3 days and we enjoyed, but we have to confess that Tallinn is pretty cool and the Erasmus students that we met here are quite friendly and funny, so let's hope that the experience in Tartu, continues to be as nice as it's being here!!!
One thing we miss from our country is the food, is quite different from here, but we’re managing and already tried many estonian food that we like, for example, the black bread it's reeeeeally tasty and you can have awesome and cheap pancakes in lots of places. The beer is also good, and you can't buy less than half a liter, so it's a generous quantity too ;) because one thing that our tutor, Kreeta told us is: "In Estonia bigger is cheaper", and that is really true here!
The weather is the most complicated part of this adventure, because when we thought that it would be cold in Estonia, we didn't think it would be so early, because we’re in the beginning of October and already is snowing. This way we were both ill for one month already, and we have to hurry up buying some warmer clothes because we weren't expecting this cold so soon.
While the weather was sunny we had the opportunity to go to Haapsalu and Kuressaare in Saaremaa where we loved the amazing nature landscapes, the typical handicraft and the windmills that are considered one of the most important symbols of the island.
This weekend we made another trip with Erasmus students to the South of Estonia and we were in Turi's village swing, slept in a castle, walked in Vijandi and Tartu, visited A.Le Coq's factory (beer factory), met Estonia National Park and visited Palamuse Museum in Jogeva. It was really exausting because at night we partied, and we had to wake up early in the morning to visit some places, but the result was a great and wonderful weekend.
Well that's it for now, we'll keep posting our adventures here, so you can know how it's like to do Erasmus in Estonia...
Terviseks :)
Dri and Mimi
Friday, October 9, 2009
Reunion
When I one day opened my email box and found João Novo email I was very surprised. I knew him, he was incoming Erasmuse student in our college in spring 2008 from Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saude de Lisboa, Portugal. I was even more suprised when I read his email, he sayd that he is coming back to visit Estonia and would like to see also me. Of course I agreed to meet with him.
When we see each other on last Friday evening he told to me: do I remember that he promised to come back to Estonia one day and now he was here. He was here with his friend-supervisor from the hospital where he is working at the moment as radiographer. They get together also with João student tutors Laura and Merit. João sayd that the reunion was very good.
And again he promised that one day he is going to visit Estonia again. Hope to see his someday again.
So you see, if you also want to find more new friends abroad and get to know Europe better then become an Erasmuse student and explore Europe. Choose Estonia.
With best regards,
Danel Jantra
Erasmus Coordinator
When we see each other on last Friday evening he told to me: do I remember that he promised to come back to Estonia one day and now he was here. He was here with his friend-supervisor from the hospital where he is working at the moment as radiographer. They get together also with João student tutors Laura and Merit. João sayd that the reunion was very good.
And again he promised that one day he is going to visit Estonia again. Hope to see his someday again.
So you see, if you also want to find more new friends abroad and get to know Europe better then become an Erasmuse student and explore Europe. Choose Estonia.
With best regards,
Danel Jantra
Erasmus Coordinator
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