Found in Estonia

15/06/2023

Get ready for a buttery smooth voice, emotional rollercoasters, living with depression, working on passion projects besides a day job, and the love of Estonia.

Meet Nicholas Amorim , a Brazilian who says, if he could hit the reset button on his life, he would choose to relive his childhood in Estonia! After living in Estonia for 7 years, he is more sure than ever, that this is the place and first real home for him.

Things we also 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?

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03/06/2023

From Guatemala to Estonia! ✈️
Listen to how Jorge shares growing up in Guatemala, moving to the US, and now living in 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?

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16/05/2023

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!

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?

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Geo Herrera

08/05/2023

Hola!

How much do you know about Guatemala? Colorful costumes, vulcanos, tiny Central American country perhaps?

Meet Jorge Geo Herrera 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?

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24/04/2023

Lea is an Estonian, who lived in Hungary as an Estonian language lecturer. She shares some fascinating insights into Hungarian culture, such as whether to kiss or hug people, why it is hard to be polite in the Hungarian language, the peculiarities of Hungarian villages, and what she missed about Estonia when she felt homesick.

Tune in to hear, why she moved to Hungary in the first place and how did she master the Hungarian language!

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Kreinin

19/04/2023

🎉 New episode alert! 🎉

Meet Lea Kreinin, the Estonian language lecturer who moved to Hungary because of her love for the Hungarian language!

In our chat, Lea spills the beans on everything she loves about Hungary and its warm people. We talk about Hungarian apricots, village systems, and the grammatical system of politeness. Not to mention the high-level music lessons, forest camps at schools, and how Harry Potter helped her children become more popular in school! 😎

🌺 This episode is supported by the Ernö Koch Foundation, which aims to support cultural collaboration between Estonia and Hungary. 🌺

Don't miss this exciting episode of cross-cultural discovery! Tune in here:
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10/04/2023

Is it possible to learn the Estonian language before moving to Estonia??

Meet Orsolya Sild, who did just that and now teaches Estonian to Ukrainian children! 🌟

😯 She is a Hungarian woman who can’t understand why Estonians do not introduce themselves when joining a conversation.
She is someone who likes Estonian winters more than Estonian summers.
👀 And she says she moved to Estonia thanks to a local garbage collector!?

Listen to her whole story on Spotify!
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04/04/2023

Meet Orsolya Sild a true language superwoman 🌟 What else can I say about a Hungarian woman, who learned the Estonian language fluently before moving to Estonia. In fact, it was a precondition for her to come and study here.
Today Orsolya is teaching others how to do the same - she is teaching internationals to speak Estonian.

What else does she share in the latest episode?
😮 That Estonian summers are worse than winters, find out why in the episode!
👀 That she moved to Estonia thanks to a garbage collector
👋🏼 And she doesn't understand why are Estonians not introducing themselves?

Listen to her whole story on:
www.foundinestonia.ee/spotify

🌷This episode is supported by the Ernö Koch Fund, which aims to support cultural collaboration between Estonia and Hungary. 🌷

28/03/2023

🗣“One of the first surprises that like totally blew me off was that women were driving buses here”

Meet Manan Anwar from Pakistan, who loves Estonian pumpkin soup, understands Estonian well, and is passionate about creating Youtube videos!

Listen in, while we chat about
His approach to learning the Estonian language
Why does eating equals drinking in Pakistan?
What do individual and collective cultures mean and how easy is it to switch between them?
Why are Pakistani people friendlier than Estonians?

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22/03/2023

Wuhuhuuu, there’s been a minute of silence, but it’s time to grab your headphones again!

If you are about to do some boring work tasks, or you are heading for a lovely spring walk outside, or to the gym, this one is for you!
➡️🎧 = 😎

I’m glad to present to you another episode of the Found in Estonia podcast!
Meet Manan Anwar! A Pakistani Youtube creator, who moved to Tallinn 8 years ago! He feels that he didn’t choose Estonia, Estonia chose him. Why does he say that? Don’t worry he’ll explain it all on the podcast.

Some other things he also explains are:
* 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?
* Different flavors of silence
* Why are Pakistani people friendlier than Estonians?

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01/12/2022

17 new episodes and 935 minutes created, listened to in 52 countries, 90% of follower growth! 🥰😍 Thank you for being you! 😍🥰💯

Suur suur aitäh toetuse eest 🥰

The standout moments of the year. Shout out to all the fans on Spotify.

21/10/2022

Henri Ormus is a nuclear engineer who thinks that we don’t need a master's program in nuclear engineering in Estonia. Why would he say that?

Get the scoop on this and his experiences about living and working as a nuclear engineer in Sweden, the USA, Finland, Russia, and in Estonia!

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16/10/2022

How can an Estonian become a nuclear engineer if it’s not taught in Estonia? And is working in Finland that different from 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?
* How easy was it to move back to Estonia after all this time?

🌺 This season is powered by a non-profit organization MTÜ Mondo , which aims to reduce global inequality. 🌺

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12/10/2022

Even though Maria Sakarias says coming back to Estonia was hard. She also says: "The biggest thing that you can gain from working or studying abroad is the sense of self-confidence that no matter the crazy idea you have in your mind, go ahead and implement it and you will be fine."

Can you relate?

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10/10/2022

Two Master's degrees and 10 years of building international connections around linguistics, social impact projects, and the Edtech field. Meet Maria Sakarias!

When Maria was she lived a year abroad in France. After that, she decided to move to the UK for her studies. This led to living and studying in the Netherlands, volunteering in Nepal and India, and traveling to countless countries through her work around creating social impact.

Listen to the podcast episode here:
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MTÜ Mondo

04/10/2022

Meet Maria Sakarias - when Maria was she lived a year abroad in France. After that, she decided to move to the UK for her studies. This led to living and studying in the Netherlands, volunteering in Nepal and India, and traveling to countless countries through her work around creating social impact.

She always thought that living abroad is somehow easier. That she could 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 experiences with us!

Come and listen to her beautiful story here:
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🌺 This season is powered by a non-profit organization MTÜ Mondo , which aims to reduce global inequality. 🌺

01/10/2022

Have you ever experienced anything similar that Andres Sirel - mängulisem elu from our last podcast episode?

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