Sponsor Club: Turning Point 7190
Host Club: Tartu Estonia 1420
Current Host Family: Mait and Epp Klaassen
Health: No problems
Family:
Everything is great family wise, we all get along, there haven't been
any conflicts. I change host families later this month.
School:
Yes, I am attending school. I don't speak a lot of Estonian, but I
understand it pretty well. I've been attending lectures about
Astrophysics in Estonian outside of school, which has been a lot of fun.
I'm not close with any of my classmates still, so I'm trying to reach
out to the other people at my Astronomy and Physics lecture, since we
already have something in common.
Rotary:
I still attend the lunchtime meetings once or twice a month, whenever
my host father can manage to take me along with him. My allowance is
still 100 Euros, and I still see my councilor on a regular basis.
Activities:
Starting in late October I've been attending a lecture series about
Astrophysics in Estonian, which has been one of my favorite things to do
in my free time. When I'm not in high school, or at the lecture series,
I like to take advantage of the lack of snow to go for a run, or get
some exercise outside, before it gets too cold. Tartu is a city, but
there are still some nice sized parks to go for a walk in, and I've been
going to plenty of museums after school when the weather is bad. Also
recently I took a train to Tallinn, to meet up with the other exchange
student in Estonia, Kylan, for a day. The city is almost as
beautiful as Tartu, but Kylan gets on my nerves, overall it was a good
trip, and I saw lots of sights. I'm glad that I love Estonia so much, I
went to district conference in Helsinki, Finland a few weeks ago, and
actually missed Estonia. I feel like I'm acclimating to the culture and
language very well, no home sickness yet.
