Graduation Party — Põlvamaa

June is simple. The sun holds until late, unloading happens in daylight, and the only surprise is mud if it rains the night before. December in Põlvamaa is not simple. The crew leaves Tallinn before dawn, the van arrives in darkness, and every part of the rig that needs mains power has to be walked to a socket you cannot see from the road.

Graduation parties happen in barns, manor houses, lakeside pavilions — buildings that were never wired for a lighting desk and a DJ booth running at the same time. The rig follows the room, and the room is rarely near a hardware shop. We carry spares, we map the power before the day, and we arrive early enough that a missing extension lead does not cost you an hour.