On Friday, our last final day, alarms were set super early (yes, Estucation, talking to you), or relaxingly late. Some groups had already finished their planned activity and used the morning for walking around Tallinn or relaxing in the grass and enjoying the warm, sunny weather. Other groups still had some activities planned.

Estucation went on an early trip to an Estonian primary school where they could see how the digitalization is implemented in the daily school routine. Ipads were used for several classes and even the young children already learned how to program. The school also had a 3D printer as well as mini-robots, all to help children develop in this digital age. A truly fascinating development to see, and the kids were way too cute of course!

The New Sovjeties and the Culture Club teamed up to visit the KGB prison cells. The KGB prison cells were used for imprisoning and interrogating politicians, state officials, businessmen and many others during the Estonian occupation. The guide explained that his own grandfather had been imprisoned here as well. Standing in the small, dark, stone rooms was impressive as it made you fully understand how horrible the living conditions were. They estimated that the cells were shared by around 8-10 people, and at the bottom of the cell door there was a small hole, which you could use to breathe in some air. Every two minutes the prisoners would switch with another prisoner getting the chance to get some oxygen.

After lunch, we all gathered again to go on a walking tour of Tallinn. In about 2 hours, our tour guide talked us through the entire Soviet history of Tallinn and Estonia and showed the most important buildings, monuments and places related to this period of time. The tour guide also brought us to a place that was built for the Olympics held in 1980 in Moscow. However, for the watersports they needed a place better located to water and chose Tallinn for this. The building is still there, although nowadays it is not officially used anymore. Now it is an amazing place to hang out and watch the sun go down. So that is what we did.

After dinner, most of our group gathered at this building. With drinks, music, dancing and the sunset in the background, this was a perfect place for celebrating our trip and our last evening in Tallinn.