Making new friends

The journey begins...

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January 18th 2008
First off, Beijing is very smoggy. Sometimes I find it hard to breathe but it’s not too terrible. Hopefully it won’t become too big of a problem in the coming months. People on this program are amazing so far. Last night we had dinner as a group at the dining hall where we were served cheese pizza. Quite the change from our American cuisine we were all so used to. However, it was in fact, a d ... read more

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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