And I thought WM was liberal

Let me preface this post by saying that I am not supportive of Israel's actions, yes they had every right to defend themselves but law states "by proportional means" I think the story of the pro-Israel doctor in Gaza (clearly no hamas in his house) who lost two daughters demonstrates that Israel made serious mistakes. (Hamas also was not justified in civilian killing). So this post is not meant to demean any efforts for peace.

And with that disclaimer out of the way!

For the past week Palestinian students and supporters of them "occupied" one of the buildings on campus. As far as I can tell it was all very peaceful and some demands made sense (waiving application fees, diversifying the school) but really it was almost like LSE was a country ...like our director could actually do something. It was kind of funny getting email updates about "negotiations" I felt like it was CNN updates.

Good for them for pushing for change...kind of odd to occupy a building

The thing I miss most about America

-Walking into a building and feeling warmer (God bless central heating)!
-Having a whole week go by without rain.
-Soft toilet paper (even the posh stores can't compare to charman!)
-One dollar bills

I left my comfort zone to try something new...being a life long skier it was time to snowboard! Sadly I had an epic fall which appears to have broken a wrist & tail bone! I mostly feel bad for my instructor I think he feels partially to blame (but isn't- hey I be clumsy).

Anyway since one handed typing isnt so fabulous I wont be blogging for a while!

x
kate