Helena, Estland. 39 år 2 Helena|Estonia|years Helena, Estland. 39 Jahre 2 Helena, Estonie. 39 ans 2 Гелена, Естонія. 39 років 2 Helena, Estonia. 39 years old 2

Efter gymnasiet gik jeg på lærerseminariet i Tartu for at blive folkeskolelærer. After|high school|I went|I|to|teacher training college|in|Tartu|in order to|to|become|elementary school teacher After high school, I attended the teacher training college in Tartu to become a primary school teacher. Uddannelsen varede fire år. The education|lasted|four|years Освіта||| The education lasted four years. Jeg var allerede færdig efter tre år, men jeg fik ikke lov til at tage de to sidste eksamener. I|was|already|finished|after|three|years|but|I|got|not|permission|to||take|the|two|last|exams I was already finished after three years, but I was not allowed to take the last two exams. Det var en gammeldags skole med stive, gammeldags lærere og regler, og skolens rektor mente, at det ikke kunne lade sig gøre at læse pensum for fire år på kun tre år. It|was|a|old-fashioned|school|with|strict|old-fashioned|teachers|and|rules|and|the school's|principal|believed|that|it|not|could|allow|oneself|do|to|read|curriculum|for|four|years|in|only|three|years ||||||суворі||вчителі||||школи|ректор|||||||||||програму||||||| It was an old-fashioned school with strict, old-fashioned teachers and rules, and the school's principal believed that it was not possible to cover the curriculum for four years in just three years.

På det tidspunkt var jeg 22 år gammel. At|that|time|was|I|years|old At that time, I was 22 years old. Berlinmuren var faldet og Sovjetunionen brudt sammen, og verden blev pludselig større for os. the Berlin Wall|was|fallen|and|the Soviet Union|broken|apart|and|the world|became|suddenly|larger|for|us Берлінська стіна||пала|||розпалася|||||||| The Berlin Wall had fallen and the Soviet Union had collapsed, and the world suddenly became larger for us. Der var mange nye muligheder, og jeg havde lyst til at opleve noget nyt. There|were|many|new|opportunities|and|I|had|desire|to|to|experience|something|new |||||||||||випробувати|| There were many new opportunities, and I wanted to experience something new. Mange vestlige lande oprettede fonde for at støtte de østeuropæiske lande. Many|western|countries|established|funds|to||support|the|Eastern European|countries |західні|країни|створили|фонди|||підтримати||східноєвропейські| Many Western countries established funds to support the Eastern European countries. Jeg skrev til tre folkehøjskoler i Norge og fik en friplads på en af dem. I|wrote|to|three|folk high schools|in|Norway|and|got|a|scholarship|at|one|of|them |написав|||народні університети||||||безкоштовне місце|||| I wrote to three folk high schools in Norway and got a scholarship at one of them. Folkehøjskolen lå i en lille by i Nord-Trøndelag og var specialiseret i idræt og friluftsliv. The folk high school|was located|in|a|small|town|in||Trøndelag|and|was|specialized|in|sports|and|outdoor life |||||||||||||||на відкритому повітрі The folk high school was located in a small town in Nord-Trøndelag and specialized in sports and outdoor life. Et af fagene var idrætsledelse, et andet fag handlede om handicap-idræt. One|of|subjects|was|sports management|another|another|subject|dealt|with|disability|sports ||предмети||спортивне управління|||предмет|||інвалідність| One of the subjects was sports management, another subject dealt with disability sports. Det blev et fantastisk år, fordi der var en meget god stemning på skolen. It|became|a|fantastic|year|because|there|was|a|very|good|atmosphere|at|the school |||||||||||атмосфера|| It was a fantastic year because there was a very good atmosphere at the school. Lærerne blandede sig med eleverne, og deres døre stod altid åbne. The teachers|mingled|themselves|with|the students|and|their|doors|were|always|open |вмішувалися|||учнями||їхні|двері||| The teachers mingled with the students, and their doors were always open. Det var som et stort kollektiv. It|was|like|a|large|collective |||||колектив It was like a big collective. Alle andre elever var norske. All|other|students|were|Norwegian ||учні||норвезькі All the other students were Norwegian. Derfor var det godt, at jeg havde lært lidt norsk på et sommerkursus i Estland, inden jeg kom. Therefore|was|it|good|that|I|had|learned|a little|Norwegian|at|a|summer course|in|Estonia|before|I|came ||||||я|вивчив|||||||||| Therefore, it was good that I had learned a little Norwegian at a summer course in Estonia before I came. Desuden kunne jeg tysk, hvilket også var en stor hjælp. Furthermore|could|I|German|which|also|was|a|great|help крім того|||||||||допомога In addition, I could speak German, which was also a great help. I de nye omgivelser lærte jeg derfor sproget hurtigt. I|the|new|surroundings|learned|I|therefore|the language|quickly In the new surroundings, I therefore learned the language quickly. Måske var det det bedste år i hele mit liv. Maybe|was|it||best|year|in|whole|my|life Maybe it was the best year of my entire life. Jeg har stadigvæk kontakt til lærerne. I|have|still|contact|to|the teachers ||досі||| I still have contact with the teachers. De sender mig hvert år deres lange norske julebreve, og jeg ved, at jeg altid kan besøge dem. They|send|me|every|year|their|long|Norwegian|Christmas letters|and|I|know|that|I|always|can|visit|them ||||||||листівки на Різдво||||||||відвідати| They send me their long Norwegian Christmas letters every year, and I know that I can always visit them.

Jeg havde i forvejen læst mange bøger af norske forfattere, for eksempel Knut Hamsun og Sigrid Undset. I|had|in|already|read|many|books|by|Norwegian|authors|for|example|Knut|Hamsun|and|Sigrid|Undset |||||||||автори||||||| I had already read many books by Norwegian authors, for example Knut Hamsun and Sigrid Undset. De fascinerede mig, fordi jeg godt kan lide den dystre stemning i den norske litteratur. They|fascinated|me|because|I|really|can|like|the|dark|atmosphere|in|the|Norwegian|literature |фасцинували||||||||похмура||||| They fascinated me because I really like the gloomy atmosphere in Norwegian literature. Mange af deres bøger har fantastiske beskrivelser af naturen og spændende problemer, og jeg ville gerne læse mere af dem. Many|of|their|books|have|fantastic|descriptions|of|nature|and|exciting|problems|and|I|would|like|read|more|of|them ||||||описи||природа||||||||||| Many of their books have fantastic descriptions of nature and exciting problems, and I would like to read more of them. Jeg havde læst dem i Estland og på estisk, men på folkehøjskolen i Norge fik jeg læst dem og mange andre norske forfattere på originalsproget. I|had|read|them|in|Estonia|and|in|Estonian|but|at|folk high school|in|Norway|got|I|read|them|and|many|other|Norwegian|authors|in|the original language ||||||||естонською||||||||||||||||оригінальній мові I had read them in Estonia and in Estonian, but at the folk high school in Norway, I read them and many other Norwegian authors in the original language.

Efter dette år i Norge vendte jeg tilbage til Tartu for at tage de to sidste eksamener i min læreruddannelse. After|this|year|in|Norway|returned|I|back|to|Tartu|to||take|the|two|last|exams|in|my|teacher education After this year in Norway, I returned to Tartu to take the last two exams in my teacher education. Bagefter arbejdede jeg et år som lærer på en specialskole for elever med indlæringsproblemer. Afterwards|I worked|I|a|year|as|teacher|at|a|special school|for|students|with|learning disabilities |||||||||спеціальна школа||||проблеми навчання Afterwards, I worked for a year as a teacher at a special school for students with learning difficulties. Samtidig begyndte jeg at læse norsk sprog og litteratur på Tartu Universitet. At the same time|I began|I|to|read|Norwegian|language|and|literature|at|Tartu|University At the same time, I began to study Norwegian language and literature at Tartu University. I starten gjorde jeg det ved siden af, i min fritid. I|the beginning|did|I|it|next to|in|my||my|free time In the beginning, I did it on the side, in my free time.

Senere, efter at jeg havde bestået mine lærereksamener, læste jeg videre på fuld tid. Later|after|that|I|had|passed|my|teacher exams|studied||further|on|full|time |||||склав|||||||| Later, after I had passed my teacher exams, I continued my studies full-time. Mit hovedfag var norsk, men fordi det var nemt for mig, tog jeg også dansk som bifag. My|major|was|Norwegian|but|because|it|was|easy|for|me|took|I|also|Danish|as|minor |головний предмет|||||||легко||||||||додатковий предмет My major was Norwegian, but because it was easy for me, I also took Danish as a minor. For at tjene penge tolkede jeg ved siden af mit studium. To|to|earn|money|interpreted|I|alongside|side|of|my|studies ||||перекладав||||||навчання To earn money, I interpreted alongside my studies. På dette tidspunkt kom der mange svenske socialarbejdere til Estland for at rådgive, besøge institutioner og arbejde med diverse projekter. At|this|time|came|there|many|Swedish|social workers|to|Estonia|to||advise|visit|institutions|and|work|with|various|projects ||||||шведські|соціальні працівники|||||радити||інституції||||різні| At this time, many Swedish social workers came to Estonia to advise, visit institutions, and work on various projects. Fordi jeg kunne norsk, var det ikke svært for mig at tolke fra svensk. Because|I|could|Norwegian|was|it|not|difficult|for|me|to|interpret|from|Swedish |||||||||||перекладати|з|шведської Because I could speak Norwegian, it was not difficult for me to interpret from Swedish.