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adminee posted You Could Win $75 Amazon Gift Card for Posting Tips about Living in Estonia on the Estonia forum on May 23, 2013:

Be one of the first to post tips about living (working, parenting, moving to, retiring, etc.) in Estonia in our new Expat Tip section. Or, you may submit general tips about expat life! The 3 expats who submit the most tips in May will receive $75 Amazon.com gift certificates! (Note: tips that are promotional in nature are not counted in this top tip competition -- although tips that promote events and professionals who submit helpful advice are WELCOME on Expat Tips!!) Expat Tip Section: http://www.expatexchange.com/expattips Post a Tip: http://www.expatexchange.com/expat/index.cfm?pr=tip Help build an amazing resource for the expat community! Thank You! Betsy Burlingame Expat Exchange

adminee posted New Expat Tip Tool on the Estonia forum on May 14, 2013:

We wanted to send out a note to introduce our new Expat Tip Tool. It helps you offer advice and grab tips from other expatriates about international jobs, moving overseas, retiring overseas and more. Use it to keep track of your expat insights and save tips from others living abroad all in one place! http://www.expatexchange.com/expattips Or, click on "Expat Tips" on the top of any page of Expat Exchange! Also, if you would like to add a photo to your profile, you can do that now, too. Click on "My Profile" - "Photo" and upload a photo today!

adminee posted Holiday Celebrations in Estonia on the Estonia forum:

If you know of any local Christmas or New Years events that would welcome other expats, please post details here. If anyone is missing family and friends and looking for things to do over the coming week, why not plan a local get together -- meet fellow Expat Exchange members at a pub or restaurant (be sure to tell us what town or city you live in). Post a get together inquiry here.

adminee posted Christmas Photos From Estonia on the Estonia forum:

We're collecting Christmas and Hanukkah photos from around the world. They will be displayed in our newsletters and on our site. Photos of your city or town's holiday decorations, holiday celebrations, Christmas markets, religious displays and more. E-mail your favorite holiday photos (larger resolution preferred) to connect@expatexchange.com. Please tell us about the photo and where it was taken. If you would like to submit a report about celebrating Christmas and Holidays in Estonia, go to: http://www.expatexchange.com/rptvisitor.cfm?rid=91&anonymous=yes Thank you! Betsy Burlingame ExpatExchange.com

nickfla1980 posted Info about Brasil on the Estonia forum:

Don't like it there where you are but wants to read, learn and watch video clips about a great nation called Brazil? Go to www.brasilinteractivemap.blogspot.com Enjoy!

lonelydogclub posted Starting a business in Estonia on the Estonia forum:

Hello everyone, Dispite the terrible economic situation in Estonia, I am planning to open a business there. Can anyone tell me how to get the visa and what is the minimum amount of start capital I need? Is it hard for start ups? Walter PS. I speak 6 languages(English as mother tongue, polish, italian, spanish, German and chinese) and have been in the business field for 4 years.

thomsons6 posted Moving on the Estonia forum:

Hello, My family and I will be moving from Texas. My huspand is from Estonia. I would like to hear from fellow american that have moved. How will my 9 and 13 year old take it. Cost of living ect....

Peaceko posted Working for 5 months in Tartu city on the Estonia forum:

Hello. I will come to Estonia in late January 2013, planning to stay in Estonia for 5 months with my girfriend. She is going on Erasmus exchange in Tartu. During her study time I want to earn some money and get some new experience. So if somebody maybe know how to find some work for 5 months? Can I work like a student if I don't go to school in Estonia, but just in Slovenia? I would be prepered to work like a volunteer if anybody know how to find some work like this? I had a lot of jobs like a student in Slovenia so I can do a lot of different kind of work. Thank You for your answer.

Edvin replied to the thread need an agent on the Estonia forum:

saiful initially posted:

dear all i am from afghanistan amd want tomove to schengen country who could give me asilm and then nationality,for that i got visit visa of russia then i have to move to estonia and futher move to any other schengan country,can any one help/guide me for my plan. Thanks and Regards

Edvin replied most recently with:

Dear Saiful, If you got a visa for Russia, that doesn't mean that you can cross to Estonia. Estonia is a member of the Schengen area, and to come to Estonia you need a visa or you should cross the border illegally. If you cross the border illegally, the chances are big that you are either caught by the border guards, detained and then deported, or that you get lost in the forests and get attacked by bears which are quite numerous in that area. The border between Russia and Estonia is full of forests and swamps, so it will be hard for you to cross it. Even if you cross the border illegally, you will still be caught at the moment when you want to cross from Estonia to another country. If you ask for asylum in Estonia, you will be sent to the asylum seekers center in Estonia, which is deep in the forests of of eastern Estonia, where you will stay for years until you decide to go back to another country or your country. You will not be granted nationality unless you have lived in the country for 10 years, passed the language and history test, and gave up your citizenship, which means going back to Afghanistan and prove to the Estonian authorities that you really are not anymore a citizen of Afghanistan. The situation is pretty much similar in other Schengen countries.

A reader commented on the Expat Report Culture Shock in Tallinn, Estonia

Do you have any advice or thoughts about culture shock you would like to share?

When you get here, Enjoy yourself, there is a lot more than meets the eye. The real Estonia is outside of Tallinn ;) (Continue)

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A reader replied most recently with:

Nice :) However regarding Sauna - it is not common for the culture that men and women go together to sauna. Except if it your husband or boyfriend. It is totally okay to use bikinis, in case the sauna is together with men and you would prefer not to be naked - that everyone will see you naked ;)