AU PAIR CULTURE QUESTS

ESTONIA
Eastern Europe
Capital: Tallinn
Languages: Estonian (official), Russian (regional)
Predominant Religion(s): Christianity
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:
- Independent, mature, dependable, trustworthy.
- Estonians are very attentive, and they are good at communicating.
- Patriotic (after decades of Russian occupation, they are proud to be Estonian!)
FUN FACTS:
- Estonians love technology and are very knowledgeable when it comes to technology. Wireless Internet is available almost everywhere and Skype was invented in Estonia.
- Estonia is one of the Baltic countries together with Latvia and Lithuania. However, the Estonian language is not related to Latvian and Lithuanian but it is actually more related to Finnish.
- Estonia only has an area of 45,227 sq km. Texas is more than 15 times larger!
USEFUL PHRASES:
- How are you? Kuidas läheb?
- Fine, thanks. Suurepäraselt, tänan.
- My name is… Minu nimi on…
- Nice to meet you! Meeldib sinuga tutvuda!
- Thank you. Tänan.
“A life changing experience!” – Katrin, au pair from Estonia
“This experience made me more aware of the local community.” – Kersti, au pair from Estonia
“I had an amazing time living with the family, making some great friends for life, improving my English and traveling around the USA.”– Jane, au pair from Estonia
“You can not beat the flexibility of the Au Pair program. My au pairs have been so great that my friends want to steal them and take them home!”
Catherine , host parent
Connecticut