Welcome to my worldWelcome to my world - LiveJournal.comDecisions!- July 18, 2006 So, I think I'm going to take a hybrid solution to the dilemma I posed the other day about whether to stay here or go to Eastern Europe. I really enjoy the classes; I really enjoy Camden Town; but I just don't think they're worth the money, especially since I'm not taking them for a grade.Here's what I think I'm going to do: Rent the apartment Drop the second session class Attend the first few lectures of class, see if I find it amazing. If so, stay here and keep going to class. They're...http://sunshine--girl.livejournal.com/82787.html WTO and IP regulations- July 17, 2006 Well, I've learned a lot about the International Political Economy in my introductory course, and here's a brief summary, as far as I understand it, of why the WTO now deals with internal issues more than tariffs.First of all, the World Trade Organization (WTO) grew out of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), which had the goal of reducing tariffs caused by the narrowing of international trade after WWII. At that time, tariffs averaged 40%.GATT was very successful in providing a...http://sunshine--girl.livejournal.com/82512.html And here I am... here on my own again- July 17, 2006 Today I spent the whole day with myself and a really good book---William Gibson's Neuromancer. Yes, I'm 22 years late, but I'm glad I finally joined the cult. It's good. I'd love to read a book about "The Making of Neuromancer", a book biography. It's a pretty amazing achievement. Just reading it makes me feel like a ninja.I went to the gym at the LSE and had to climb up four flights of stairs, cross over a walkway, go down three flights, cross the floor, go up two flights, and go through a...http://sunshine--girl.livejournal.com/82294.html Well, that was fast.- July 16, 2006 The past few weeks at LSE have been, well, disappointing. The campus reminds me a lot of Columbia---very urban, with a courtyard for students, but most of the classrooms and offices facing the street. The students seem the same way: most of them have this sort of "corporate" streak that makes them incredibly boring. I've met only one interesting person so far, a black South African woman who is a very dynamic businesswoman---she was a currency trader, worked with one of the richest self-made...http://sunshine--girl.livejournal.com/81985.html Here I am, I am here.- July 16, 2006 Well, it's been a long LJ break, and I miss everyone terribly. I feel so out of touch with everyone: I want everyone to know what's going on my life and I want to do more than just occasional surfing in on the lives of people who are important to me. In summary, I am itching to blog again. So, here I am.(In addition, I feel this odd, irrational "LJ Guilt" for not having written about what's been going on in my life, especially since I've been traveling and seeing so much.)I'll write some brief..http://sunshine--girl.livejournal.com/81818.html |