Pre-show smiles.

Getting Reacquainted

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April 11th 2009
I woke to the sound of little feet and my door opening at 6 AM. I sat up and stretched out my arms wide. They were quickly filled by two five year olds as they hurled themselves at me. This is what I had come for. We snuggled a bit. T and E demanded to know if they had grown. They definitely had! Then they took me on the house tour. My room was on the top floor and housed the TV and play stati ... 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