So I have been in Tartu about a week now, and things are great. I have an awesome roommate, and and have made a lot of friends from all over the place! I really am loving it here! There are a lot of differences between the United States and Estonia, and I am sure I will explore them all on here eventually. I would have to say first the biggest difference, and the thing that I have had the most trouble adjusting to is how cold it has been. The majority of the time I have been here it has been in the -10s and -20s farenheight, and it has just began to warm up into the plus temps. Going from it being in the 60s at home to here it has been a huge adjustment. But the other thing that is going to take some time to get used to is going to the grocery store. I am used to at home most grocery stores carrying everything that I might need to make a meal or whatnot. That is not the case here. Different grocery stores carry different things and many times it takes going to more that one, or going to the biggest one in town, even if it is much further away. I have found it very annoying, especially since I have to walk everywhere. But this is not the US and I have to keep reminding myself of that fact. The other thing that is hard to get used to is remembering to bring a bag with me to put the groceries in. They do not provide bags for their customers, if you want them you have to pay for them. It is not much at all to buy one, about 1 krooni, but still, I dont like wasting my money on a bag to put the groceries in. I am just having to get into the habit of bringing a bag with me where ever I go. There is one thing that I like about the grocery stores here though. They provide a place for their cashiers to sit. I always thought at home that I would never like to work at a grocery store because I wouldn't like standing up all day at work. But here they do not have to do that. All of the cashiers have a little stool, and the counters are low enough so that they can reach up to give the customers their change and reciept. I think that is very nice. Another thing that I learned about the food here is that never buy any of it that has English written on it. Going through the store the first few times I was with other international students and of course none of them speak Estonian. We would kind of flock towards the items that had English written on them, since we were not sure exactly what the other stuff was. Well, lesson learned, the items with English on it were not very good at all. Now we are just taking our chances with the true Estonian items. However another good thing about the stores here, or at least the one that is right beside our dorm is that it sells already cooked food. So we can go in there and get baked chicken and rice or pasta if we don't feel like cooking one night. So that is really nice to have. I think that is about all the differences that I found there though...