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Breathing Together as One

While I was living in Norway I met my very first Estonians, actually I found out that a country called Estonia even existed. I learned quickly that they (and I can generalize because I've met several Estonians and there aren't that many of them) are very soft spoken, kind and generally happy people. Their people have something about them that I love. Something that I struggle finding, peace (the soft kind that doesn't have to fight for it) and togetherness, where the people unite and come together as one. While in Norway I was told a bit about their struggle with being an independent people and the fight they put up against communism and the Nazis. It was a very captivating story. I watched a documentary on it called The Singing Revolution (Here's about the movie) . What a people! What a way to live and love and change the world. Then today my Estonian friend posted a clip of the giant concert that has been going on for over 150 years and that played a very big role