Decisions, Decisions

Oh how I hate decisions.....

I'm pondering what to do with my life/3rd year in law school......

The original plan was to spend my 3rd year abroad, pursuing International Law & Economics - which as it turns out is really lame - Seriously, all the texts are written by Judge Posner - fuck the Chicago School.

Then I thought - hmmm....let's look for something 'do-good-y' like international human rights - but there are no good programs in any good countries. And by good countries, I mean Western European countries that I could stomach living in for a year.

Now I'm looking at two programs....Int'l Trade in Amsterdam and European Business Law in Aix-en-Provence. I would be fine living in either place, but here are my reservations.

Int'l Trade
1) There are a lot of things that I don't like about the WTO, I mean it's not like I'm a Seattle protester, but still - I think we really need to focus on fairer global trade - sweat-shops and child labor are never okay (despite Mugato's thoughts to the contrary)
2) I think that 'the job' would largely be helping corporations get around good policy (like anti-dumping, etc.) which would be totally soulless and something I couldn't do
3) The demand for these people exists in only a few major cities in the world

European Business Law
1) I largely hate 'business'
2) I'm never going to get a job in Europe as a lawyer - especially France - I would have to work for an American company in Europe - or be an American liaison
3) Small job market again, but probably better than 'public' international law

The bottom line is that I want to work abroad - and I just don't know which is the best way to get a job that would put me in Paris.

But then there is this other, slightly aging, side of me that loves Pittsburgh, for its smallness & cost of living - not to mention the fab people - that side of me kind of wants to just stay here - finish at Pitt, get a job and start my life. I don't want to be in my mid-thirties and still be 'deciding' which direction to take my life - for the first time ever in my life I'd like some roots - and Pittsburgh is as good a place as any.