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Studylife in Estonia

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 Since I am doing a semester abroad to study I also want to share what I am studying here.  Nah just kidding. I am actually studying. Classes here are smaller than i am used to with around 15 students. There are weekly assignments, regular labs, essays, self-assessment and tests during the semester. Luckily the level is lower and professors can make exceptions when you can not join a class. On of my classrooms Short frustration Break of my roommate One of my labs handwritten number recognition on a microcontroller Beer As promised in one of my first posts and regarded as a small case study I give an update on the beer in Estonia. With the consent of my fellow German students I can acknowledge that the beer in Estonia is really good. Most of the Estonian beer is brewed in Tartu, the second biggest city of Estonia. The favourite beer of our dorm is also from there, called Alexander. The afordable german imported beer is called Argus and despite the cheap price nobody buys it, be...

Stockholm - Stokker and Holme

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Stockholm was the city in the northern part of Europ e that surprised me the most so far. Stokker and Holme are Swedish words and mean "inventory" and "small islands".  Throughout the city there is big and calm water, that's why the city is also called the Venedig of the north. The city has some fantastic properties, like being busy but not crowded. There is a good public transport system, good bicycle lanes. We rented an E-Bike for 2€ for 2 days which was amazing to ride around the big city. The city and the people are modern, digitalized, and really multicultural. This city is a must see in the north of Europe! This is the most usual view in Stockholm. Pretty houses directly at the water. These houses are on every second postcard of Stockholm. So here you see them again. Ferry Ride We went to Stockholm by ferry. It was not much more expensive than a flight. Our boat Gabriella was built in 1990 and the flair on the boat was amazing. We left the harbour 30min b...