Good thing that's an AI warrior next to your worker
chopping gives you a lot of shields. You may want to consider saving the chops for settlers/buildings rather than a cheap scout. Contact with the AI is pretty useless until you have Alphabet (tech trading) and Currency (gold trading). It can be argued that meeting them after writing to sign open borders and start getting good relations with some is ok, but it won't make or break the game and the Lib's from Writing are more important.
looking at the map, I see a plains hill to the west that has access to a river, cows, and silk. If you settle on a plains hill, you will get 2 hammers from the city center.
Another comment on the map (and I apologize for the Monday-Morning QB'ing
): It is really too bad that you didn't settle 1T NE. You would have had access to the coast, fish, pigs, and corn. Also, with a lighthouse, you would have gotten 3fpt from the lake.