The apples with bags

Back to reality!

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August 23rd 2009
This week has all been about getting back to reality after our travels. Since getting back we have done a huge amount of washing which seemed to have come from nowhere(!!!) and caught up on some much needed sleep. Despite the new semester not officially starting until 24th August, we had a day’s training to finish preparing for the leaders at Number 4 Middle School. This was held on the Friday a ... 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