farmers

back home again

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May 6th 2006
hey people i just got back from tibet and am now finally clean after taking a really long shower. the weather here seems so hot now compared to the frigid night at the everest base camp. so yes, i am super tired but i want to tell everybody about my trip, so i have decided to just describe one of the days because it was the most exciting and most important, being may 1st (my birthday). oka ... 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