In March, PhD student Adam Ruka from the Czech Republic visited the Soil Ecology Group as part of the Estonian Academy of Sciences’ Estonian-Czech Mobility project. Adam’s research focuses on seasonal dynamics of microbial communities along elevational gradients in the Alps and Himalayas. During his visit, we had several insightful discussions, and he presented his PhD research findings at the departmental seminar. As an American, he got to know a bit of Estonain culture and his visit sparked a lot of interesting discussions, strengthening collaboration between our research groups.