On Monday we had a normal school day with nothing special. But on Tuesday it got funnier. In Estonia they have a thing called Fox week where the 11th graders think of some funny tasks for the 10th graders. Because my school is in Koeru and “Koer” means dog in Estonia, it’s called Dog Week in my school. So things started yesterday with of course some costumes and general tasks, but also some games or dances they had to do. For lunch they had to feed each other. We also had our first extra Estonian lesson and from now on we’ll have it three times a week. The teacher was so funny and she wanted us to sing Estonian songs because we are in choir. So the day ended and for the first time I went home by bike.
Today started with new pictures of the costumes and then we went to the gym for PE. In the breaks the 10th graders had to dance the Macarena, kneel in front of the secretary and pray to everyone who passed by, and finally at lunch they had to sing “Bemmi kummid”, which is probably the Estonian equivalent of the German song “Was is’n das fürn Kombi” Then my parents picked me up to go to Tallinn. So I missed two hours of history and an extra lesson of Estonian. In Tallinn we went to a shop that literally sells everything. I’ve never seen such a big market in Germany where you can buy everything from food to trees and pets to bicycles and swimming pools. Very impressive. After that we went to a 100 year old military building that hasn’t been used for many years because my dad wanted to see the wood stored there. Normally the building is completely locked, but of course we got in. To be honest, it didn’t feel safe at all, but it was very cool, and then we visited the real reason we came to Tallinn. We went to a dinner for YFU volunteers where we were invited as a potential host family of the year. Since my dad said he’d just wear a T-shirt, I thought it would be OK, so I went as if I was coming from school. When we arrived at the restaurant and I saw the unbroken line of Michelin stars, I couldn’t change. I felt a little underdressed during the multi-course meal, but it was OK. In the end, my family became the host family of 2024 and I got another chance to talk to many of the YFU volunteers, who all wanted to know how I felt in Estonia now. Now I’m sitting in the car on the way back home after this exhausting day.
PS: Today I received a reply from an Estonian national boys’ choir, who are meeting in Tallinn this weekend for their first rehearsal, that they would be delighted to welcome me to their ranks.
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Viele Erlebnisse machen das Leben sehr interessant. Und es ist gut, dass Du darüber schreibst und so die Dinge, Fragen und Impulse beim Namen nennst.
Lieber Alfred! Ich habe den Eindruck, Du machst nicht nur jede Woche, sondern jeden Tag neue Erfahrungen. Dabei bleibt aber vielleicht ‘Einiges’ auf der Strecke. Die Beständigkeit ist nicht nur die Mutter der Porzelankiste, sondern man verliert auch leicht Kontakte, die wertvoll sein können. Natürlich behälst Du eine sehr große Abwechslung. Nur festere Freundschaften können schlecht entstehen, wenn an jedem Tag andere Erlebnisse mit anderen ‘Bekannten’ ins Haus stehen.