Week 35: Orientation Week ๐ŸŽ‰

J.Gong

2024-08-31

0.88min

Week 35: Orientation Week ๐ŸŽ‰

This week flew by so fast! โณ Most of it was about ESN (Erasmus Student Network) โ€” basically the big student union in Europe. I also learned how to use the library ๐Ÿ“š. Since I donโ€™t have my TRP yet, I canโ€™t use it as a library card, and the school libraries are scattered around the city. Luckily, Tallinn isnโ€™t that big โ€” hopping from one library to another only takes a dozen minutes ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ.

What amazed me most ๐Ÿคฏ is that students can actually choose to exchange to any other school in Europe! ๐ŸŒ On Thursday, there was a Cultural Evening. I expected food and movies ๐Ÿฟ, but it turned out to be mostly music and dancing ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿ•บ. Ended up dancing for 2 whole hours!

I went to the LVLup! Game library, checked some games stored here.

Game library

Friday was my study information session. Honestly, it was the first time I saw a presentation made as a game ๐ŸŽฎ โ€” super fun! My lab felt more like a playground, full of game consoles. After the lab tour came the Opening Ceremony โ€” a festival-like market ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽช with bands and lots of music.

Pirita beach

After that, I chilled at Pirita Beach ๐Ÿป, watching the sunset around 8:30 PM ๐ŸŒ…. Such a perfect vibe. Later, I opened a Bolt account ๐Ÿš– and took my very first ride!

Oh, and one more discovery โ€” the self-checkout in Rimi Supermarket ๐Ÿ›’ actually has a hidden scale โš–๏ธ. If you know the Estonian names for fruits and veggies ๐Ÿฅ•๐ŸŽ, you can weigh them yourself. Pretty neat!