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"Estonia is now our second Motherland," says Tahsin Kayurga, who arrived in Estonia with his wife more than four years ago as political refugees. An engineer who once ensured that buildings in Turkey met strict earthquake standards has now rebuilt his life as a math teacher in Estonia. Tahsin is a math teacher at Tallinna Avatud Kool I'm sitting down with Tahsin for a second time. After listening to the recording of our first interview, I felt there was something more he want

Have you ever noticed something curious about people who speak foreign languages? No matter how fluent they are, there's one moment when almost everyone switches back to their mother tongue. It's calculating. Even when it's something as simple as splitting a bill, I can always hear my foreign friends (and myself included) whispering numbers in our native languages. That's why I was curious to meet a foreigner who became a math teacher in Estonia, teaching numbers, formulas, a

Have you ever considered moving to your partner's home country and asked yourself, "Is this really a good idea?" 🤔 While researching for this article, I found many “Why not to move abroad for love” stories on the internet and thought — thank God, I did not read such articles back in the days, when I decided to move to my partner’s country, because if I had, I might have never ended up living abroad. So, here’s my first piece of advice: At some point, you need to draw a line

"Many are dreaming about living abroad, but you must decide if you are a dreamer or a doer. If you are a dreamer, stay at home! If you are a doer, move and you will succeed!" - Krister (Sweden → Latvia) In April 2025, I created an online survey called Between Two Worlds and asked expats around the world to share what living abroad really feels like. I wanted to hear honest thoughts about the parts of this life that usually don’t get shared on social media. And as an expat mys