The Cell Phone

The Things I've Learned...

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August 30th 2009
It's amazing at how much I have learned. I wish I could soak up the language the way I'm soaking up the culture. There's hope, though. Kyle seems to be very good at it. (He's probably a genius or something and I just don't know it) It rained a good part of the day yesterday. I watched a lady with an umbrella just plow right through all the puddles (and believe me, they're everywhere). I th ... read more

Asia » China » Hubei

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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