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Argentine nostalgia, hematology, and photography with Peeter Põldre

October 02, 2024 • VEMU, EMW & Estonian Life • Season 3 • Episode 57

Between Peeter Põldre’s family leaving Estonia at the end of WWII and settling in Canada, they spent several years in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This city became a new home for quite a few Estonians in fact.

And for Peeter, who was born in Argentina, memories from his early years there and a connection to the country have remained with him as he has moved forward in life and his career.

In this episode, hear about:

🩸 how Peeter became a hematologist

📄 how he legally changed his name twice

📸 how being a photographer has brought him to the best vantage points for major cultural and sporting events

🇪🇪🇦🇷🇨🇦 and much more!

Things mentioned in this episode include:

-St Jakobs Kyrka in Stockholm, Sweden: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sweden/stockholm/norrmalm/attractions/st-jakobs-kyrka/a/poi-sig/1570234/1342036

-a bit about Argentine asado, in Patagonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gY_8ian_wE

-Argentine nationality law: https://immi.legal/argentine-citizenship/

-Characteristics of Argentine (Rioplatense) Spanish: https://blog.rosettastone.com/argentinian-spanish/

-An explanation of hematology: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/hematology

-University of Toronto’s medical academies: https://md.utoronto.ca/academies

-One of Peeter’s COVID-19-themed lectures for VEMU Estonian Museum Canada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt-1evSeSnM

-“What Makes Journalism Art?” by Lucia Qureshi: https://www.thecourieronline.co.uk/what-makes-journalism-art/

-Peeter’s photos of the 2019 Estonian Song Festival: https://eestielu.ca/et/fotoblogi-laulupidu-2019/

-The Great LIFE Photographers , a more contemporary book of LIFE’s photographers: https://www.amazon.ca/Great-LIFE-Photographers-Editors/dp/0316097934

-photographer Richard Lautens: https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/richard%20lautens/

-photographer Steve Russell: https://www.thestar.com/users/profile/steve-russell/

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