Just experimenting this type of communication tool as means to communicate each other within IR/PS alumni community in Japan; feel free to make comments / suggestions on anything here either English or Japanese
I am not an alumni of UCSD, but I did study there for a quarter before transferring to University of Washington.
UCSD is a great school and is famous for its Marine study. I lived in San Diego for a year and I loved it there.
How is it there now? Still warm and safe?
のりママ、
Thank you for joining this community. Although this is mainly for alumni and students, you are welcome to participate in here. I have not visitd San Diego for years; but for sure it is the same warm weather with beautiful pacific ocean view.
I have a question for you. Sorry it's nothing to do with UCSD. By the way, my ex-husband-to-be used to teach ESL at UCSD. Anyway, my oldest son(17) wants to become a CNN reporter(well,). Do you know any schools that are strong in mass media?
Thank you.Any input will help.I will start with Columbia University. My son will certainly appreciate it, too.
By the way, I was wondering about your major. IR/PS. Is it like you double-majored in them, or are they interconnected somehow? I myself studied a little bit of IR and PS. I'm just curious.
NORI MAMA,
Thanks for your interests. It is basically international relations graduate school but focus is on pacific rim countries (asia, pacific, latin americas). So it is not really a double major. (PS stands for pacific studies.) Most of the major IR schools are located in the east coast (Boston, NY, DC, etc), so it is somewhat unique to be in San Diego.
It sounds quite interesting. San Diego seems to be the right place to study any pacific rim related stuff.
When I was in San Diego, I and several of my friends started a NPO called INTREL(International Exchange Library). Our intention was to provide any information to anyone through web-managed library. We did get funded by San Diego Gas company and other major businesses. But most of the foundations didn't think our cause was specific enough. So eventually we had to stop our activity due to lack of funding. I miss those young and fearless days. Do you have any interesting experience to share?