Today I didn't even go to the office since I attended seminars.
The big one was an international conference in the Committee of the Regions titled "Adapting for Tomorrow - opportunities and risks of Climate-resilient growth". It was a 9-19 (oh yes, 10h conference) with 5 different sessions from case studies of Mexico and the Netherlands to finance and past experience. There were several speakers; ranging from one with a "small" carbon footprint coming all the way from Indonesia to one archeology and ancient history professor from Uppsala University. It was quite nice to have a varied panel of speakers and I did learn a lot.
I left for a few hours in the middle of the conference to go to the EP for a lunch debate on the future of hydrogen & fuel cell commercialization. Needless to say I learned a lot there, too. Bummer they didn't say in advance (before the three course meal with red and white and the bubbly before) that they had parked hydrogen cars outside on Place Lux which you could take on a test drive. Well, next time! They had actually driven the three cars and the fueling stations around the world in 215 days. Fun to see how this technology develops.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
The reason for "Back in Bruxelles"
Because there was huge public demand (four of my friends - at least I'll have four enthusiastic readers?!) that I pick up blogging, I'm now going to semi-regularly inform the public of my whereabouts and what's going on with me in Brussels.
This is continuation to the blogs In the Fifth Capital (from my time as intern in Dublin) and the the Sixth Capital (Erasmus in Madrid) but this time it's a bit different. Brussels is technically the third capital I lived in (after Stockholm and Paris) since I was here as an au pair for a year right after High School graduation. I had a feeling I would be back, but little did I know that I would be living in Belgium again after 3,5 years from leaving.
I have put my "mission" to live in all the European capitals (or EU15) on the shelf for the time being. Or maybe convert the mission into a visit all European capitals instead (there I've already got over a dozen ticked and more to come!). I will stay in Brussels until the European Parliament elections 2014, first as a trainee and then as a MA student (fingers crossed).
This blog will serve as a memory to me and link to you during this time in Bruxelles. Feel free to comment my ramblings!
Ps.Thought the name A DiploMats (common-law)Wife in the White House would be a bit too long ;)
This is continuation to the blogs In the Fifth Capital (from my time as intern in Dublin) and the the Sixth Capital (Erasmus in Madrid) but this time it's a bit different. Brussels is technically the third capital I lived in (after Stockholm and Paris) since I was here as an au pair for a year right after High School graduation. I had a feeling I would be back, but little did I know that I would be living in Belgium again after 3,5 years from leaving.
I have put my "mission" to live in all the European capitals (or EU15) on the shelf for the time being. Or maybe convert the mission into a visit all European capitals instead (there I've already got over a dozen ticked and more to come!). I will stay in Brussels until the European Parliament elections 2014, first as a trainee and then as a MA student (fingers crossed).
This blog will serve as a memory to me and link to you during this time in Bruxelles. Feel free to comment my ramblings!
Ps.Thought the name A DiploMats (common-law)Wife in the White House would be a bit too long ;)
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