Séisme de Christchurch

Quand j'ai entendu du séisme à Christchurch sur la radio dans le matin 23 février, j'ai pensé le femme de Christchurch qui a aidé bix pendant notre vacances en Nouvelle-Zélande, elle était bien? Après, je me suis rendu compte que nous avon eu de la chance pendant notre vacances parce que il y a beaucoup du séisme en Nouvelle-Zélande. Enfin, je suis très désolé pour les victimes du séisme. Et donc, je dois quitter Californie bientôt parce que nous sommes en retard pour un grand séisme!! Suivante est la dernières nouvelles de séisme...

''The death toll continues to rise in New Zealand, as search and rescue operations continue following the Christchurch earthquake.

The death toll stood at 145 on Saturday, and more than 200 people were still reported missing as emergency crews continued to sift through rubble armed with flashlights and other equipment. The last survivor of Tuesday’s 6.3 magnitude earthquake was found on Wednesday, and the lull in rescues seems to be accompanied by dwindling hope that those still missing will be found alive. Nationals from more than 20 countries are reported to be among the missing.

One site feared to be a mass burial ground is the crumbled CTV building, where authorities fear up to 120 people are dead. On Saturday, crews worked to stabilize the area around the Hotel Grand Chancellor to begin searching the for victims. Officials say a third of the buildings in central Christchurch may have to be demolished due to damage sustained by the earthquake, which New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said “may be New Zealand's single most tragic event.” (Extrait de ABC, 26 février)

Plan

Before I went home last Christmas my advisor said that I can finish my PhD in 4 years - so in less than 1.5 years I'll be out of LA and moving on. I'm not sure to where at the moment. But there is really nothing keeping me in the US so I've been thinking for a few months now that I may go to Europe. Like US, Europe has beautiful scenery but it's also composed of many small countries and it would be really interesting to experience the different cultures that each has to offer. And in terms of practicability, education and health care systems are way better in for example Switzerland and Denmark than it is here. So I may do my rotations in Europe and decide if I want to end up staying there. Although I have been anticipating my road trip of moving from LA to where ever my job is for some time now! :P

No matter what, I'd like to do some backpacking in Europe after I graduate. Seriously, I don't know if I'll get another chance to go backpacking. When I start my job it will be very hard to take time off and even harder for when I become attached for both of us to get time off together. So it's basically now (ie 1.5 years later) or never. And isn't life about having adventures and having no regrets?! It would be nice if I can backpack for 3 months. I want to go across Morocco, Spain, France (I'll probably spend a significant amount of time in rural France and also put my French to the test), Luxembourg (see what one of the richest country has to offer), Germany, Denmark (sunrise at 4am and set at 10pm in summer!), Switzerland (the Alps), Italy etc etc I think having both English and French should set me off pretty well in most countries... :) A good starting point SoYouWanna backpack through Europe?

Robyn - Dancing On My Own

Another awesome song. I'm sure everyone has felt this way at some point (at least metaphorically)!

Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock

Love this beat! Can't help but to move to this! :D

Forever Young

Do you want to live forever? Do you want to be forever young? I would have eagerly said yes two decades ago (along with the promise that my family would also be 'forever young'). But now that I think about it, I'd be watching everything around me wither away, along with long forgotten memories as generations of human race come and go. And as millenniums pass by, the Earth itself would change, lakes turning into deserts, mountains into flatlands. I think the mystic and value of life would be lost if one was to be immortal.