OK -- Minimalism only goes so far

Week 9: Entry 4

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October 21st 2007
Ni hao, And I'm ashamed to say that our Chinese has not progressed MUCH beyond that....so on my to-do list is taking Chinese lessons. Roel's campus provides him with lessons every other week after school, so I guess it's off the local Chinese for expats school for me. Now that we're going into our third month we're getting quite settled -- no more jet lag and far less culture shock. In ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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