The year was 1996, when Kaido Kikkas and some other good friends from the Rehabilitation Technology Laboratory of Tallinn University of Technology entrusted me with the administration of a telnet-based talker. The name of the talker was (is) “Vanalinn” (“The Old Town” in Estonian) and it was one of the most popular telnet talkers at that time. This place was also known as a place with a good aura, because we did not tolerate cursing and spamming.

The family trip to Turkey started with the fact that I had previously participated in international projects on education, employment and culture for people with special needs. I had also given presentations in Tallinn, London and Ankara. As I am trying to be a good...