strange occupation

china randomness

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April 5th 2007
That is the great a terrible thing about living in Beijing. You make some of the greatest people from all over the world and then, poof, they are gone back to lives we only wonder about. Francesca has returned to Germany. I am really missing my car right now. I hate having to get dressed in the morning for class and think okay I am going to be doing this, this, and then tonight I will be doing ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more