#69 Nicholas Amorim from Brazil to Estonia: A love letter to Estonia that Estonians don’t watch If Nicholas Amorim could hit the reset button on his life, he would choose to relive his childhood in Estonia. Join us as we dive into the captivating story of Nicholas, a Brazilian musician, who writes songs about Estonian women. A creative and emotional spirit, who has decided to follow his creative passions to uplift his life. After living in Estonia for 7 years, he is more sure than ever, that this is the place and first real home for him. Discover the inspiration behind "Love Letter for Estonia" as Nicholas shares the story of how his documentary was born. Learn about the captivating scenes and emotional encounters that shaped this heartfelt tribute to a country that has become his first true home. We talk about: Why is it surprising that Estonian newspapers don’t have dedicated pages for crime sections? The Inspiration behind the "Love Letter for Estonia" documentary! What makes a year with 4 seasons special? The unique phenomenon of Estonians being impressed by even basic Estonian language skills. What’s up with gifting so many flowers at any concert? Link to his music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8g6elVQujc * Explore more: www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 68 with Jorge Herrera from Guatemala From one tiny country to another. What attracts someone from Central America to move to Estonia after already living in the local dream country - the US? Meet Jorge from Guatemala, who loves to share his culture, experience new things, and learn more and more about Estonia. He shares how he moved to the US as a teenager without papers. How after 6 years abroad he returned and built his life up in Guatemala again. How he found his passion in the food industry? And what made him decide to move to Estonia? We also talk about: Living in the US without papers Life in the capital of Guatemala vs in the rural areas? How Estonian public transportation helps people to manage their time? Estonian sauna and black bread Why are Estonians not inviting people over for dinner? Get in touch with Jorge about his cacao and tortilla evenings: https://www.facebook.com/jorgeluis.herrera.792 www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 67 with Lea Kreinin Why would an Estonian want to move to Hungary? Meet Lea Kreinin, who fell in love with the Hungarian language and moved to Budapest to become an Estonian language lecturer at the local University. Lea loves Hungary and Hungarians and shares in our chat: System of politeness in Hungary Hungarian school system - with high-level music lessons, skiing trips, and forest camps. How Harry Potter helped Lea’s children to become more popular in school? Should you kiss or hug people in Hungary? Hungarian villages What did she miss about Estonia, when she felt homesick? Why does Lea think the Estonian language is easy to learn? 🌺 This episode is supported by the Ernö Koch Foundation, which aims to support cultural collaboration between Estonia and Hungary. 🌺 www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 66 with Orsolya Sild from Hungary: Teaching Estonian language as a foreigner Meet Orsolya Sild, who learned the Estonian language before moving to Estonia! It was even a precondition from the local university. After 3 years of living in Estonia, Orsolya is now teaching other internationals to speak Estonian. She also says Estonian summers are worse than winters, find out why in the episode! We talk about: How did she master the Estonian language? Why are Estonians not introducing themselves? How can a garbage collector support Estonian immigration? Is garden work bringing Estonians together? Why is Estonian summer worse than winter? www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 65 with Manan from Pakistan: Moving from collective culture to individual culture Manan moved to Estonia from Pakistan 8 years ago. He says, he even feels that he didn’t choose Estonia, Estonia chose him. He has an engineering background and he is a content creator on Youtube. We talk about: * Why he was surprised to see female bus drivers in Estonia? * How to learn the Estonian language through different senses? * What do individual and collective cultures mean and how easy is it to switch between them? * Nakedness in Estonia * Different flavors of silence * Why are Pakistani people friendlier than Estonians? Mentions from the episode: -> Pakistani food place in Tallinn: Zaiqa Restaurant & Takeaway -> Manan’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MananAnwar Other links to check out: www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 64 with Henri Ormus How can an Estonian become a nuclear engineer if it’s not taught in Estonia? Meet Henri Ormus, who is a nuclear engineer, and listen to his story of becoming one. Henri has lived and worked in the US, Sweden, Finland, and Russia and after living 14 years abroad just returned to Estonia. He is the co-founder and board member of Fermi Energia, which aims to build small modular reactors in Estonia. We talk about: How did he discover the nuclear field? Differences between engineers in Finland, Russia, and Estonia? How can scholarships change people’s lives? Why did he have a culture shock when starting to work in Finland? How easy was it to move back to Estonia after all this time? * This season features Estonians, who are no strangers to living abroad and today live back in Estonia. We will talk about why, when, and how did they end up living abroad, how was their experience compared to living in Estonia, and how their perspectives shift after moving back to Estonia. This season is powered by the non-profit organization Mondo, which aims to reduce global inequality. * www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 63 with Maria Sakarias Maria Sakarias was 16 when she first lived a year abroad in France. After that, she’s been living in the UK and Netherlands, volunteered in Nepal and India, and traveled to countless countries through her work around creating social impact. She always thought that living abroad is somehow easier. That she can be this anonymous person, doing whatever and returning to Estonia seemed more difficult somehow. After two Master's degrees and 10 years of building international connections around linguistics, social impact projects, and the Edtech field, she now lives in Estonia again and shares her colorful story with us! * This season features Estonians, who are no strangers to living abroad and today live back in Estonia. We will talk about why, when, and how did they end up living abroad, how was their experience compared to living in Estonia, and how their perspectives shift after moving back to Estonia. This season is powered by the non-profit organization Mondo, which aims to reduce global inequality. * www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 62 with Andres Sirel Andres is an Estonian, who is a father, an entrepreneur, and a lifelong learner. He worked at Microsoft for over 11 years which led him to live with his entire family in Malaysia for 2 years. Today he is the head of the company Insplay, with the mission to raise awareness among parents through playful development and balance. After returning to Estonia, he discovered his passion for spirituality and today he is also a certified Mystic School healer who holds life activation sessions and offers coaching and consultation for those on the spiritual road. We talk about living and working in Malaysia, what do life activation sessions mean and how was it to make a shift from an international global company to running a small family business? This season features Estonians, who are no strangers to living abroad and today live back in Estonia. We will talk about why, when, and how did they end up living abroad, how was their experience compared to living in Estonia, and how their perspectives shift after moving back to Estonia. This season is powered by a non-profit organization Mondo, which aims to reduce global inequality. * www.andressirel.com www.fb.com/andressirelofficial * www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 61 with Liina Metsküla Liina Metsküla is an Estonian who has visited 84 countries, and has a dream to visit them all! She is the author of 3 traveling books and a host of an Estonian podcast “Järgmine peatus”, where she shares different people’s travel stories. In this episodes we hear: Her most interesting travel destinations How did her passion for traveling start? Stories from North Korea, Russian trans-Siberia train, and Belize. What makes Estonians melt? And which country does she find the best in the world? This season features Estonians, who are no strangers to living abroad and today live back in Estonia. We will talk about why, when, and how did they end up living abroad, how was their experience compared to living in Estonia, and how their perspectives shift after moving back to Estonia. This season is powered by a non-profit organization Mondo, which aims to reduce global inequality. * www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode 60 with Silver Tambur Silver arrived in London with his backpack and 50 pounds. He started as a cleaner, then went to study there, then got a job at a law office, and then launched his own global online magazine, called EstonianWorld.com. As he says: in London, one thing just leads to another. This season features Estonians, who are no strangers to living abroad and today live back in Estonia. We will talk about why, when, and how did they end up living abroad, how was their experience compared to living in Estonia, and how their perspectives shift after moving back to Estonia. This season is powered by a non-profit organization Mondo, which aims to reduce global inequality. * www.estonianworld.com www.foundinestonia.ee www.fb.com/foundinestonia www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

A new season is about to start!  In this short episode, you can hear highlights for Tiina, when spending a summer in Estonia and learn what the new season will be about! This season features different Estonians, who have lived abroad, gained experiences as an expat, and now live in Estonia again. You can hear small snippets from the next guests before you jump into the entire season!  Found in Estonia podcast is a bi-weekly podcast.  Your host is Tiina Pärtel Learn about previous episodes: www.foundinestonia.ee Get in touch via: podcast@foundinestonia.ee FB: www.fb.com/foundinestonia IG: www.instagram.com/foundinestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode #58 with Tiina Pärtel the creator and host of this podcast. It’s time for a break. This episode will go over What? Why? When? What else to listen to instead of this podcast? What was created with this podcast? And What else does the future bring? Tune in by listening and show your support and love in Instagram stories, FB comments, or directly by writing to podcast@foundinestonia.ee * Purchase Epic Estonia cardgame here: www.foundinestonia.ee/epicestonia * Thank you for listening! ❤️

Found in Estonia podcast episode number 57 with Michiel Oude Alink from the Netherlands.  Michiel shares how life can be outside of bigger cities. He explains why after growing up in the Netherlands and using his bike as a basic means of transportation, cycling in Tallinn just seems horrifying and terrifying. We also chat about:  *How did his relationship with Estonia got started by an online LOTR game? *Is taking your shoes off common in Estonia? *Eating potatoes and sandwiches *And how the Estonian language seems a bit sing-songy to him!  Listen to the whole conversation yourself and visit:  www.foundinestonia.ee for more episodes.  * Buy Epic Estonia cardgame here:  www.foundinestonia.ee/epicestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode number 56 with Maiko from Japan.  Maiko is a Japanese-born music-loving woman. Unlike most of the previous podcast guests, she is living in a small city Pärnu, famous for its seaside. In this episode we chat about:  *How she met her husband back in Japan *What does she think about Estonian sushi and ramen places? *Why did she first feel like the Estonian sky is too close to her? *What do to in Pärnu during the winter, when all the people seem to be lost? *What's the deal with Estonians and grocery shopping? Listen to the episode and join our listener's community on:  www.foundinestonia.ee * Buy Epic Estonia cardgame here:  www.foundinestonia.ee/epicestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode #55 with Hande Akiman from Turkey.  Hande and her husband decided they are going to move to another country. So they started looking at the world map. 4 years later they enjoy living in Estonia a lot. She says she really feels happy in Estonia. Learn from the episode what makes her feel like that! Other topics we chat about:  * Is eating fish for breakfast normal? * Turkish hammam vs Estonian sauna? * Estonia the porridge country? * Turkish cuisines! * Why do Estonians compare themselves with the Nordics? - -> Join Found in Estonia monthly newsletter here: www.foundinestonia.ee -> Buy Epic Estonia card game here: www.foundinestonia.ee/epicestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode #54 with Nikola Kolev from Bulgaria. Nikola is a professional musician, singing teacher, and voice-over artist with high energy and lots of stories to share. Get ready, grab your popcorn, and join Nikola's stories about: * how creating a sensational boy band brought him to Estonia * how he got into trouble with border control, because of reverse head motions they use in Bulgaria * way he raises his children to speak 3 languages properly * why is the Estonian language presumably one of the best for singing? - -> Join Found in Estonia monthly newsletter here: www.foundinestonia.ee -> Buy Epic Estonia card game here: www.foundinestonia.ee/epicestonia

Found in Estonia podcast episode #53 with Piret Potisepp This episode is in collaboration with Tallinn Designtours.  Namely, Piret Potisepp is a well-traveled and active Estonian. She has lived in multiple countries and besides her daily job, she is the founder of Tallinn Designtours. In this episode we talk about:  *How did Piret's interest in design start? *What is special about her design tours? *How does she find designers to visit? *What does the future hold for the Designtours? Find more about the tours: www.designtours.ee * Join Found in Estonia podcast's email list:  www.foundinestonia.ee

Found in Estonia podcast episode #52 with Ellie from Scotland. Ellie Shaw decided to make Estonia her home after living in Scotland, Bulgaria, and United States. Being married to an Estonian gave her the advantage to blend in faster. We’re chatting about: How similar are Scottish and Estonian people Her secret to making snowy winters pleasant Is there anything special about being married to another woman while living in a country that doesn’t allow same-sex marriages? Secret benefits behind sauerkraut and sour creme? Why shouldn’t you never ask an Estonian for the best places to pick mushrooms? :O Listen in and join our chat! * -> Join Found in Estonia monthly newsletter here: www.foundinestonia.ee -> Buy Epic Estonia card game here: www.foundinestonia.ee/epicestonia

Found in Estonia podcasti saade number 51 koos Leonardo Ortega-ga Mehhikost. Külas on Eesti Rahvusvahelise Maja juht Leonardo Ortega, kes kolis Eestisse umbes 10 kastat tagasi. Täna jutustame me puhtas eesti keeles. Leonardo seletab, millega tegeleb Eesti Rahvusvaheline Maja ja kuidas Eestisse kolinud välismaalased sellest kasu saavad.  Lisaks jutustame teemadel: * Kuidas ta eesti keele selgeks sai? * Tema nipid eestlastega rääkima hakkamiseks? * 5 põhjust, miks välismaalased Eestisse kolivad? * Mida peab tema ema Eesti juures ohtlikuks? * Mis on Leonardo lemmik eestikeelne sõna? * Ootamatused Eestis lapse saamise juures? Eesti Rahvusvahelise Majaga saab ühendust siit: www.workinestonia.com/internationalhouse www.facebook.com/InternationalHouseofEstonia * Podcasti Found in Estoniaga saab ühenduda siin: podcast@foundinestonia.ee

#50 Leonardo Ortega from Mexico to Estonia: Making life easier for other foreigners moving to Estonia Found in Estonia podcast episode 50 with Leonardo Ortega from Mexico. Leonardo is the head of the International House of Estonia, aiming to make life easier for all the foreigners moving to Estonia. He gives us a rich overview of what it means and how they do it.  We also chat about:  * Why does he like Estonian public transportation * What is a sauna-marathon * What makes Estonia safe * Mexican city called Tequila Get in touch with the International House of Estonia here:  Get in touch with the International House of Estonia here:  www.workinestonia.com/internationalhouse www.facebook.com/InternationalHouseofEstonia * Get in touch with podcast Found in Estonia:  podcast@foundinestonia.ee