I held a folded tissue paper in my left hand and a fountain pen in my right. A pile of second grade school books, with lined up edges, sat on the corner of the desk next to perfectly sharpened pencils. In front of me was an open notebook with clear and exact handwriting. I wiped […]
Tag Archives: Rapla
November
02
Rapla – My Hometown
posted by Kaire Kalam (That Estonian Girl)
The wind howled, the snow crunched under our feet, and the candle holders clicked against each other in the plastic bag. The town’s main road was busy with pedestrians coming and going. The scent of garlic, slow cooked pork, and sauerkraut slipped through the night air. It was Christmas Eve in Rapla, Estonia. As is […]
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