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Who am I?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am Carine Lausselet<\/a> from Switzerland. I started my PhD in the Industrial Ecology Programme at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT) in March 2017. I am now completing my last year of the PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a bachelor in Environmental Science and Engineering from the EPFL, I came to Norway in August 2008 to take my master\u2019s at the Industrial Ecology programme at NTNU. I wrote my master thesis with a start-up from the programme, and got a job as a consultant there. In March 2014, I got the opportunity to come back to the programme as a researcher. This is when I realized that I thrive very much in the research community, and it was here I wanted to be in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am married and have three children. I like to spend time with my family and friends, and find it relaxing to enjoy a meal with good wine and nice company. Mountaineering, skiing and exploring new places are my main hobbies. Also, I like to knit with a cup of tea in front of the fireplace \u2013 it is a kind of meditation for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do I do?\u202f<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Floating meeting room at UniMelb. Photo: Vincent and Carine Lausselet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

I am doing my PhD at the Research Centre on Zero Emission Neighbourhoods in Smart Cities (FME ZEN<\/a>) on the development of a life-cycle assessment method to assess ZEN. Prof. Helge Bratteb\u00f8 is my main supervisor. I am currently visiting the University of Melbourne<\/a> (UniMelb) with Associate Prof. Robert Crawford as guest supervisor. In short, I travelled here to learn more about a certain technique they are working with at UniMelb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the next paragraphs, I will tell you about our Corona journey here in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 23: the Trans-Siberian<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After having planned our trip carefully \u2013 we were ready! Ready to take the time to discover many countries on our way to Australia. In fact, we wanted to travel for most of our journey. We took the train to Stockholm, the boat to Helsinki, the train to St-Petersburg and then Moskva where we embarked on the Trans-Siberian \u2013 all the way to Beijing. I had always dreamt to take it \u2013 and this was in fact happening \u2013 with my family! We crossed China by train, then Vietnam where we changed to bus all the way to Bangkok. We stopped along the way to discover some places and enjoy the beaches in South Cambodia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 18: Arriving at Melbourne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Melbourne here we are! It was an intense period as we had many elements to put into place (house, schools, furniture, etc) but also very enjoyable as we were discovering a totally new place that would be our home for the next five months. But, I remember this evening when we watched the news and heard for the first time about this mysterious virus from China. China \u2013 one of the countries we had just crossed..!<\/p>\n\n\n

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We live close from the beach, 10km away from the city center. Photo: Vincent and Carine Lausselet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

February: Wearing school uniforms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After their second summer holidays \u2013 our kids started school \u2013 with uniforms this time! I also started my research at the university, where there was a lot of talk about the students coming from China who could not enter Australia anymore and would thus miss the semester start\u2026again the virus\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March: Should we come back earlier?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The number of new infections around the world was increasing at an exponential rate. Australia closed its borders \u2013 its school in the middle of March \u2013 and imposed the lockdown at the end of March. We had some discussion with NTNU whether we should come back earlier to Norway or not. We decided to stay in Australia as the health system is very good here as well. Also, the government was taking the right decisions and a possible return to Norway at this time was very uncertain since the flights were cancelled one after the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

April: Lockdown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Full lockdown. We are happy we have a garden! If already we all have to go through these unprecedented times \u2013 then Australia is not the worst place \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n

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Our kids creating street art in our garden. Photo: Vincent and Carine Lausselet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

May: Still lockdown..<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Full lockdown \u2013 still \u2013 with some small first relaxation. Schools will open again on May 26 for the youngest and oldest kids, and on \u2026. June 8 for all the others. Of course, we would have preferred the schools to open earlier, but are mainly happy that our kids will still go to \u201creal schools\u201d for some weeks before we go back to Europe on July 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All-in-all<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We are very happy we came here. We wanted to experience something new \u2013 as a family and for myself as a PhD candidate. I really wanted to know more about this technique the group I am visiting is working with. My supervisor and group were very welcoming. Of course, I would have liked to go to the university instead of working from home \u2013 but I still have good and regular contact with my supervisors here and in Norway \u2013 both very supportive. We did not visit too much of Australia \u2013 but discovering the local life and places were great as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corona times are not over yet \u2013 but it seems that the light at the end of tunnel is getting brighter \ud83d\ude0a The future will tell us how this whole Corona affair will end \u2013 but I believe we will all have learnt something out of it \u2013 and got more humble toward the future and our place on this planet \u2013 at the end of the day \u2013 we are all very small. Take care of each other!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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