Last a week I attended my first House hearing! It was a hearing of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment with the title Voices Leading the Next Generation on the Global Climate Crisis. There were four young witnesses giving a statement, one of them being the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg! The …
Fun fact: Cities have “citizenships”
This is the second post in the Fun fact miniseries: Details I’ve noticed and small things I’ve learned during my time in DC As a DC resident (both US citizens and non-citizens), you can apply for a DC ID card. The ID card can be used to prove your identity if you don't have a …
Georgetown, Neil Patrick Harris, the Zoo, and a house meeting
So, what have I've been up to these past few weeks, except working? Well, a few weeks ago I was down with the flu, and had to s spend way too much time under the duvet. That sucked, and felt like a waste of time when the weather was beautiful and I had to spend …
Jatka artikkeliin Georgetown, Neil Patrick Harris, the Zoo, and a house meeting
Fun fact: People in DC use flipflops when it rains
I'm starting a miniseries of details I’ve noticed and small things I’ve learned during my time in DC. This is just a silly thing I noticed when going to work one morning, and in the afternoon when I left work I really understood why so many people do it here! DC in the summer is …
Jatka artikkeliin Fun fact: People in DC use flipflops when it rains
Different realities
Tonight, the Democratic primary debate is on in Huoston, Texas, and right now the ten presidential candidates are talking about the need of gun control regulation. This is a discussion we would never see in a Finnish presidential debate, but in the US, it is a different reality. Here, there are 120.5 firearms per 100 …
Finding a roof over your head in DC
Finding a place to live – a place you can afford – can be tricky in DC. I knew from the start that I wanted to have a room of my own, instead of finding housing in student apartments with shared rooms. I did not want to live alone however, because coming to a new …
Road tripping along the East Coast
Before arriving in D.C., we traveled a bit along the East Coast with my boyfriend. Our road trip started in Boston, where we spent three days. I'll write separately and in more detail what we did during the road trip, but for now, these are the stops we made along the way: Boston, MassachusettsCape Cod …
Smooth landing
When I write this, my first blog post, I’ve spent three weeks in the US. First, two weeks traveling along the East Coast, and now one week living in DC, working at a think tank specialized in international relations. These weeks have felt both long and short. Long, because so much has happened in what …
The D.C. Diary 