A Study Abroad: Arriving in Tartu, Estonia
After my short, relaxing stay in Riga, Latvia, I made my way via bus to Tartu, Estonia, where I would be staying from late August until some time in June, a tentative date at the time of writing. Over the four-hour bus ride on a two-lane highway, I watched the sun slowly set over the Latvian countryside. The sun was nearly set as the bus approached the border with Estonia. We pass through, no checkpoints, no questions, no stamps, no visa requirements, no stop whatsoever. The ease of travel between countries in Europe was a strange feeling at first. Coming