Janne and I first communicated by email before I arrived in Tartu, when I was looking for housing. She was the first Estonian person I met when I arrived on a cold night in mid-September, and I have loved getting to know her better over pancake breakfasts and afternoon tea-time chats. Two of Janne's favorite things are Harry Potter and picking strawberries near her parents' country home.
My full name is Janne!
I live on the second floor of an apartment building in kesklinn (the city center in Tartu), about twenty minutes' walk from the beautiful Raekoja Plats (the town hall square). My apartment has an entrance hallway, a bedroom for my two sons, a bedroom for my husband and me, a kitchen and a play room for the boys. The apartment is cozy and colorful, with a lot of boots for Estonian winters.
My immediate family includes my husband Alar, who is a computer programmer and my two small boys, Urmas and Andres. Urmas is five and Andres is two. I have a brother that is younger than I, and my husband has a sister. Both of my parents live close by, only about a ten minute drive away, so I get to see them often.
