V6in 6nnelikult teatada, et olen j6udnud Ameerika Uhendriikide l6unaosasse, Louisiana osariig pealinna Baton Rouge'i. Kindlasti ei ole paljud v2ga kursis, miks ma siin olen ja kuidas ma siia t2pselt j6udsin, kuid kahjuks ei olnud mul aja t6ttu v6imalust enne 2ras6itu oma plaanidest t2pselt jutustada. Usun aga et minu tulevastest postitustest saab k6ik selle ilusti v2lja lugeda. Vabandan oma olematute t2pit2htede p2rast ka, kuid loodan, et k6igile on systeem juba arusaadav. 6petused eesti keelse klaviatuuri installeerimiseks/kasutamiseks Windows 8'l on v2gagi teretulnud!
Enamus eelmise n2dala reedest kulus meil (koos hollandlasest grupivenna Gerbeniga) reisimiseks ning sihtkohta j6udsime juba laup2eva varahommikul. Mina pugesin kiirelt tuttu, kui teie juba maitsvat hommikus66ki nosisite. Ajavahe Eestiga on hetkel seitse tundi, paari n2dala p2rast juba kaheksa. Hetkeseisuga olen endale eluaseme leidnud hiina 6pilase juures, kes samas keskkonna osakonnas doktori kraadi omandab. Gerben 66bib tema s6bra juures minust veidi kaugemal. Varsti aga kolime mujale!
Hi there!
I can gladly announce that Gerben and I have made it to Baton Rouge, the capital of the state Louisiana in the US. Some of you might wonder how and why we actually got here, but that will become clear in my upcoming posts.
We arrived early Saturday morning when most of you in the NL were already busy with having breakfast, we however went quickly to bed after a very very long day. The time difference with the Netherlands is currently 6 hours. At the moment we stay in separate apartments with Chinese students, I with a guy who is doing his PhD degree in the Environmental Sciences department, where we will study as well. Soon, we will move into our own apartment.
Alustasime oma esimest p2eva poisi juures, kellega j2rgmistel kuudel ka koos t66tama-6ppima hakkame. Ryan on meeletult lahke ja aitab meid k6igega, milles abi vajame. P2rast kiiret hommikus66ki s6itsime Baton Rouge'i kesklinna, kus varsti algas 'Vee festival'. Esmakordselt s6itsime l2bi ylikoolilinnakust ning j6udsime Mississippi j6e kaldale. P2rast lyhikest jalutusk2iku j6e kaldal, suundusime kohaliku (Louisiana osariigi) parlamendihoone juurde, kus festival varsti algust sai.
Koheselt sai selgeks, et fesitvalist kui sellisest on asi kaugel. Mu ettekujutus oli pigem miski vee-etendus, purskkaevud jne. Aga ei, see oli hoopis protest/s6nav6tt siinsete keskkonna aktivistide poolt, kes tulihingeliselt v6itlevad puhta vee ja keskkonna eest. Selleks k6igest v6iks muidugi oma postituse kunagi kirjutada.. Lyhidalt on k6ik seotud siinse 6li-gaasi tootmise ja kaevandamisega, kuna osakiir toodab umbes neljaniku kogu riigi toodangust, niiet kujuta ette kui palju. Muidugi ei ole see karvav6rtki kasulik siinsele keskkonnale, veele ja t2nu sellele ka inimeste tervisele ja seega astuti yles enne, kui uued seadused vastu v6etakse. Siin ka v2ike artikkel: http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/03/10/green-army-prepares-battle-louisiana-legislators-protect-water-oil-industry-threats.
We started our first day at Ryan's place, who is the student in LSU working mainly on the same flood resilience project as we are. He is very kind and helps us with everything we need. After a quick breakfast, we headed to a 'Water Festival' in downtown Baton Rouge. On our way, we got a first glimpse of the university campus and passed the Mississippi River. After a short walk on the river bank, we drove to the Capitol (building for the Louisiana state government), where the festival was about to begin. When I first heard about it, I imagined it was more of a water show, but this was more a rally, where environmentalists fought for a cleaner water and environment. Story short: Louisiana produces 1/4 of the total production of the US, but that is obviously harmful for the environment and water, affecting the health and everyday life of people who live here. Thus activists gathered just few days before the local government comes together and discussed new changes in the laws, which have to be changed in order to cure the environment. See the article here: http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/03/10/green-army-prepares-battle-louisiana-legislators-protect-water-oil-industry-threats.
The capitol / Parlamendihoone
Kui aktivistid oma loo l6petasid, olid meil k6hud tyhjad ja seega otsisime kesklinnas asuva s66gikoha. Ryan teadis, et l2hedal asub 'Poor Boy' (vaene poiss). Hiljem 6ppisime, et 'poor boy' on yldine nimetus v6ileivale, mis siinsele rajoonile omane - lihtne v6ileib, tihti mereandide v6i muu heaga. Nii nosisime m6lemad Gerbeniga yhe vaese kreveti poisi. Yllatuseks mulle olid krevetid 6lis praetud aga maitsev oli siiski. Hiljem s6itsime natuke linnast v2lja ostukeskusesse, kust endale l6puks ka uue l2ptopi sain. L6petasime p2eva maitsva k6hut2iega Ryani juures.
By the time the Rally ended, we were already quite hungry and found our way to a small diner nearby called 'Poor Boy'. As we learned later, it is a kind of sandwich very common for the area, often served with lots of seafood of your choice. When our stomachs were filled, it was time to get me a new laptop, so we drove down to the shopping area. Fortunately I did find one that I am happy with! We finished our day at Ryan's place with a nice dinner.
Pyhap2evaks olime plaaninud kylastuse erinevatesse korteritesse. S6itsime l2bi p2ris mitu, aga paljude kontorid polnud muidugi avatud. Kyll aga leidsime paar tykki, mis meile meeldisid ja kellel ka kontorid avatud olid. Nimelt on siin kontorid alati igas kotertiyhistus olemas ja ei pea kuskile kaugele maaklerit otsima minema. Leidsime kaks kohta, mis meiel v2ga meeldisid ja nyyd uurime, kuidas ja millal saame kolida.
P2rastl6unal kohtusime Morganiga, sama tydrukuga kes eelmisel kevadel kuu aega meie juures elas. Morganiga jalutasime esmakordselt ylikoolilinnakus.
For Sunday we planned to go by different apartments that we could rent. We drove by quite many, but unfortunately most of the renting offices were closed since it was Sunday. We did however find a few that were open and fell in love with these. We narrowed it down to two options and now hope to move in one of these very soon. In the afternoon we met with Morgan, the same girl who visited us in the NL last spring. She gave us our first tour on the university campus.
Kodus tagasi, v6tsime ette jalutusk2igu l2himasse toidupoodi, mis muidugi v2ga l2hedal ei olnud. Lisaks on siin k6nniteedega v2ga halvasti, niiet jalutasime rohu sees suurema s6idutee 22res. Tagasiteel leidsime m6nusa Mehhiko restorani, kus nautisime imehead Guacamole't.
When back home, we decided to walk to the closest grocery store, which actually wasn't close at all, but we made it. The road was harsh though, since there are no sidewalks and we simply had to walk in the grass next to the road. On our way back we found a nice Mexican restaurant and enjoyed some amazing Guacamole.
Proovin edasipidi tihedamini kirjutada! J2rgmise korrani, kallid!
From now on I will try to write a little more often to keep you posted with the everyday life here in the US! Until next time! xx
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