La semaine dernière, l' ouragan Ike s' est acharné sur le Texas le long de la côte surtout sur le port de Galveston. Cette immense tempête de catégorie 3 a causé d' énormes dégats sur Galveston et autres communautés maritimes avoisinantes ainsi que dans la ville de Houston à 35 miles à l' intérieur des terres. La plus part des autres villes du Texas n' ont pas été aussi touchées.
Pour les touristes qui voyageaient au Texas, ça a dû être une grosse inconvénience. L' aéroport de Houston a réouvert et la ville est en plein nettoyage des débris, Quelques rues et routes sont encore fermées pour plusieurs jours jusqu' à ce que les inondations disparaissent. Cependant à Galveston tout est fermé indéfiniment aux visiteurs pour plusieurs semaines, les aides sont sur place pour aider avec la destruction. Le centre spatial Houston NASA Space Center, qui est proche de Galvaston, est aussi fermé temporairement aux visiteurs.
D' autres villes du Texas telles que Dallas, San Antonio et Austin ont été un peu affectées par l' ouragan Ike.
About Carole Duchesne
CAROLE CESARI-DUCHESNE Bonjour, my name is Carole Cesari-DuChesne. I was born and grew up on the French Riviera until I decided to come and study in the US. I had fallen in love with America way back in my youth and had intended to come for longer than just a vacation. I passed my TOEFL test before my DEUG in LEA from the Faculty of Nice and decided to attend a two year program in International Business/ Retail Marketing in Seattle. After living in the Pacific Northwest for a while I fell in love with it. I met my wonderful husband while studying. I extended my stay in the US for another year by getting an internship program with Nintendo of America after which I went back home and got married.
When we returned to the US 6 months later, I became an assistant coordinator for a French cosmetic company in the North Puget Sound area. After my daughter was born, I decided to get back into translation work. I received my certification and taught French in a middle school and currently in a local community college which I deeply enjoyed. I have been involved with my husband's business for the last ten years. I am now a mother of three, two little boys and a teenage daughter. My family and I frequently go back home to Southern France as well as visiting Paris and the Atlantic coast where some of my relatives and childhood friends reside.