Ms Anneli Lonks explains the history of the clock tower, the main attraction at Tallinn’s medieval Old Town, to tourists from Belgium. An English teacher during the rest of the year, the 53-year-old is amongst a group of teachers who work extra jobs to supplement their low income. She has been a teacher for 25 years and a city guide for ten. “The summer vacation was long and I was short on money, so this was the main reason I started working,” Ms Lonks said.
Ms Anneli Lonks, 53, directs a Belgian tourist in her group to an attraction in Tallinn’s renown Old Town. She has been working as a city guide for the past ten summers to supplement her income as an English teacher, her full-time job during the rest of the year. Despite the extra hours she has to put in, she still enjoys her work, Ms Lonks said. “I started mainly because I wanted to earn extra money. But it’s definitely also a good chance to practice my English and learn some history.”
