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Sauna, an A-level in drinking beer: my erasmus semester in Tampere, Finland
Scandinavia is continuously highly rated in the Pisa classifications, and in between reindeers and Santa Claus, I recommend you all spend an erasmus semester in Tampere
riga, university, tampere, student life, students, tallinn, eurogeneration
Fighting swine flu with garlic in Latvia
Worry about swine flu is gripping Latvia. As the public health service suffers in the wake of the financial crisis, folk medicine is booming. A look at what the quacks are offering
riga, health, public health, healthcare, swine flu, sars, tuberculosis, malaria, spanish flu, medicine, traditional medicine
Riots in Latvia: the dream of a fast buck is over
During Latvia’s economic miracle period many people lived beyond their means. Now it is payback time. 14 January saw the fraught situation in the country escalate. A mass demonstration against the centre-right government ended in violent rioting; 'everything is not ok'
riga, economic growth, housing, protest, crise financière, economical crisis, unemployment
