There is a lot to say about that. I would say, the first problem we are facing is global warming. Temperatures are raising, no one can deny it. Every thought everywhere in the world we see the first consequences, we are not changing much in our life. We still use our car, we travel by plane and we order goods produce in the other side of the world.

Before covid, I regularly travelled either for work or for pleasure. I tried different means of transportation: planes, trains, cars, cycling and walking. I definitely prefer to cycle because it is a good compromise. It allows me to travel relatively long distances without rushing like I would do in a car. I like being free to stop wherever I want to enjoy the scenery. Another surprising thing is that people are more inclined to talk to you when you travel on a bicycle. I never understand why, perhaps it is because it not usual.

Before covid, I regularly travelled either for work or for pleasure. I tried different means of transportation: planes, trains, cars, cycling and walking. I definitely prefer to cycle because it is a good compromise. It allows me to travel relatively long distances without rushing like I would do in a car. I like being free to stop wherever I want to enjoy the scenery. Another surprising thing is that people are more inclined to talk to you when you travel on a bicycle. I never understand why, perhaps it is because it not usual.

That's a good question! I think it can be a good solution for reducing our carbon footprint. But we have to be careful, as with every good thing there is a but. We need to make sure the energy we use to charge the battery (or produce the hydrogen) comes from a green source. If we use coal to generate the electricity, the car will not produce any CO2 while running but it will produce a lot of CO2 while charging.

Travelling Hello, It's been a long time since I wrote a notebook on Italki. After months of silence, I decided to write something. I had been travelling for 9 months this year through Asia and New Zealand. It was the first time I left my country (France) and travelled that far. It was a very good experience, I really enjoyed the people, places and cultures I discovered. I have now another vision of the world and I quite like it. I would like to give an advice to people who are keen to discover the world but are afraid to jump into the adventure: Do it! you won't regret.

Meeting People For the two last weeks, I've been living in a hostel in New Zealand. In France for most of the people, hostels mean crappy and dirty places, full of unreliable people. Obviously, this is false, and moreover, this is the best place to meet other travelers. I didn't expected to meet so many people in hostels but because these places are often used by alone travelers, it is pretty easy. They all have the same issue, there are alone, they need to talk to someone and share their story. It is part of human being, we need to socialize, we need to have contact we other humans. This is how I met people from all around the world, from Europe, Asia, America. They all were very friendly and they helped each other with the difficulties of traveling alone in a foreign country.

Travelling Alone It has been a month since I left home. I decided to travel alone for about a year in Asia and Oceania. This is a project I've planned for two years and when I talked about it with my friend and relative, they all said the same thing: "You are crazy! How will you manage to go through difficult situations by yourself?" Some others added: "You'll be kidnapped and they'll ask us for money". All these things made me laugh today because there were all false. People are very kind, helpful even if they don't know you, they'll do everything they can to help you. Moreover, I am never alone, I meet people every day, we talk about our life, we share a meal or a part of the journey. I've realized that their fears and the fact they haven't visited these countries make they think about the worst. The cultural myths created by the TV or some exaggerated stories of people trap into improbable situations don't help. I don't want to make you think that it's the easier way to travel, or that it is heaven on Earth. As in every life, there are good and bad times, but it is a lot more enriching that our routine life. So if you are hesitating, do it! it is better to start with a small trip of a week or two, and if you feel fine, try longer.

The Blood Moon Yesterday night, there was a blood moon. A blood moon is the name of a phenomenon which changes the color of the moon (usually white) in red. It happens when Earth is between the sun and the moon and blocks the sun rays going to the moon. I heard on the news that this phenomenon was viewable from France at moonrise. Because my partner likes watching the moon, I thought it was a good idea to move to the countryside and find an observation point. This is what we did, we drove to the top of a hill, in the outer city. It was the perfect place, from there we had a 360° view. After we waited an hour in a dark night we gave up, the sky was cloudy, it was impossible to see the moon. We drove back to home.

Children Acting on Unboxing Videos We have all heard about people making money out of videos uploaded on the Internet, but have you ever heard about unboxing videos made by children? In France, it is something new: children have them filmed by their parents when they unboxe gifts like on birthday or Christmas. These videos are very popular amongst the 3 to 9 years old children. Until now, nothing extraordinary, apart from the fact that these videos are used to promote toys and parents are making money out of them. French children who turn on TV or on advertising are protected by a status that gives them the right to have money from their acting job and it also limits the time they spend on set to protect their childhood. In that case, children who are filmed by their parents have no status because they have no contract of employment. Associations are organizing itself to apply the French labor law and make these children protected.