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Welcome to the Project GO Narva 2023 Student Blog!
This is a place for students in 2023’s Project GO program to share their insights, impressions, stories, and reflections on their time in Estonia this summer.
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A Reflection on History
Accompanying Route 91 towards Narva Joesuu one can see many memorials and cemeteries that commemorate different peoples and time periods that this region has seen. Between the trees, the shrubs, and green that surround the highway lies the Narva Garrison Cemetery. Across the street of the cemetery quietly flows the Narva river: like glass the…
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Final Thoughts on Narva
As I approach the end of my stay I would like to take some time to reflect on my time in Estonia, and specifically in Narva. Living in Narva has been an eye opening experience; never in my life have I been so far North nor so far to the east. I had the excellent…
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Haunted, maybe by a factory.
We toured one of the largest factories in Estonia this week, or at least the bones of it. It was gorgeous, in the eyes of a photographer and an amatuer artist. The cracked paint, the areas where nature had reclaimed the very foundations of this concrete monstrosity, the dust that caught and sparkled in the…
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Factory Tour and a Baroque Concert
One of my favorite places in Narva is the Kreenholmi Factory. We have visited twice so far, and each visit has been one of my favorite activities here in Estonia. It is fascinating to see a sort of time capsule into what life looked like just a couple of decades ago. I love that the…
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Kreenholmi Joala Factory
Kreenholmi Joala Factory, also known as the Kreenholm Textile Factory, was a historic textile mill in Narva, Estonia. It was one of the largest and oldest textile manufacturing plants in Europe and played a significant role in the industrial history of Estonia and the region. Kreenholm was founded in 1857 by Ludwig Knoop, a German…
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Old Narva
One interesting thing that we learned this week is that Narva used to look a lot different than today. During WWII the city had been completely demolished and after the war the Soviet government decided to build apartment buildings and not to rebuild the city in the same style. However, there are a few buildings…
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Week 6- City Insights
Different Cities, Different Feels Throughout the program, we have been able to visit many different national parks, museums, and cities. Throughout our travels, however, one thing has stuck out. Every major city we have visited has felt extremely different from its counterparts. Everything from architecture and restaurants to the people and speed of life greatly…
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A day at the beach
Narva Estonia, a day at the beach. Narva is next to the ocean and has a fascinating beach town and community. From the Inger hotel, we loaded onto the public bus and rode the bus for twenty minutes to the beach area. We noticed multiple Bolt scooters when we arrived, which we quickly took advantage…
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A Reflection on Food
Food is large part of everyone’s lives. Arguably, it is the reason we are all alive. Having grown up in a ‘melting pot’ country, I have been lucky to try many different types of cuisine. However, I had not had the privilege to try Estonian cuisine. Or really any Slavic/Baltic cuisine. Until I arrived here.…
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Train Trips to Tallinn
This week, we visited Tallinn again, and were able to visit some museums that we couldn’t see last time. The seaplane museum on the water was particularly interesting. There were many exhibits with both civilian and military boats and technology. We were able to visit the inside of a submarine and several boats. The museum…