Chinese Toilets

These toilets are completely low to the ground and are found in most public places in China. I was fortunate enough to be warned about them before coming. They're actually not as bad as they appear. Plus, U.S. style toilets are in our dorms, hotels and a few of the malls and restaurants we've been to. Many places even offer both types of toilets in their bathroom. Interesting, huh?

Journal Entry 1

January 26th 2008
As part of our travel seminar, we have to submit four journal entries to our professor, Caroline. Though these journals are slightly more formal than what I will normally post here, I figure I might as well let you see them. I only got a 9 out 10 on this journal entry. I'm hoping to do better on the next one. :-P Wo ai zhongguo! I realize that I've only been here a week, and that I'm s ... read more

Asia » China

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

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