Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Jul 6, 2008	A night without sleep
Days are getting crazy before the deadline, another night without sleep is behind me. But it’s been productive, finished the chapter on financial cooperation in Asia and discovered who is the master mind behind all the things that I write about in my Thesis (G8 and Local currency bond...... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Apr 28, 2008	Ferry cross the Cam
It’s getting warmer, so I fled the library, joined some eager Puntians, steadied myself on the “Ferry” (a punting boat for 13 people) and to the tune of Gerry and the Pacemakers pushed the joyful gang - which was sipping champagne and eating strawberries - down the river. ... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Apr 16, 2008	Measuring weight
Today I was at a workshop in London in the Finance district not far away from the Bank of England. The workshop took place at a very noble club. The most fascinating things were the toilets, however. Old tiles and large mirrors - it has the poshness of a 19th century bath. With free shoe...... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Apr 13, 2008	Desire for snow
This winter, I really wanted to go skiing, but again it did not work out. Studying took too much time and Berlin is unfortunately not close to any big ski ressorts. My last hope was the snow that came back to Germany in March, but by now it is probably all molten away. Today I found this video...... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Mar 28, 2008	Back from Japan
Two interesting weeks in Japan went by really fast. Japanese culture is certainly very interesting. Now I know why in Japan politeness and caution are so important. Otherwise civil living together would be impossible. Imagine 120 million people living in such a small space with the emotional...... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Sep 20, 2007	Back from Russia
It’s been a long and very interesting trip to Russia. Kazan, St. Petersburg, Moscow - beautiful cities. Practising my Russian language is a big help. Now lots of work waits here in Germany, articles about Democracy in Russia, the Russian blogosphere and Russian Social Networks. ... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Jul 27, 2007	Finnish Ale
One observation: isn’t it strange that in Finland Beer is called Øl! Yes, beer is oil! And instead of serving it in bottles, in Finnish bars it is served from a beer nozzle similar to a gas pump in a gas station. ... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Jun 25, 2007	Boycott Easyjet from now on - Riga trip cancelled
I was so excited to go, had my little bag packed and looked forward to visit Riga, spend a few days at the Baltic Sea, visit some Latvian friends and meet with people that I could discuss the European dimension of Local Authorities with. But Easyjet cut through my plans. This morning I got up...... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Jun 23, 2007	Latvia - where to go?
On Monday I fly to to Riga, then I stroll around the city, do some shopping, coffee drinking and sightseeing, as well as visiting local authorities in Riga for my Regional Lobbyism project. Then on tuesday I want to visit a Latvian city on the Baltic Coast, but at the moment I don’t know...... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Jun 20, 2007	Der nette Schaffner und der störrische Taxifahrer
Brüssel am Freitag nachmittag ist eigentlich sehr schön, wenn man nicht gerade aus der Stadt will oder in die Stadt will oder sich zwischen zwei Punkten bewegen muß, die mehr als einen Kilometer auseinander sind. Alle Brüsseler Beamten sind auf dem Weg zum Flughafen, verstopfen die...... [view]

Posted By:  KarstenWenzlaff Posted On:  Jun 18, 2007	EU-Checkers - Hotornot trifft dol2day
EU-Checkers ist eine Community, mit der man nach Bulgarien und Rumänien fahren kann - ohne Anzug und Krawatte, sondern als Videoreporter. Mehr bei Klas und bei Spiegel-Online . Mitfahren darf, wer gewählt wird - ist fast schon eine kleine Demokratie . ... [view]