'e enjoys his noodles

Observations and Broken Ankles

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November 30th 2009
The highlight of the week for me was venturing into rural Qingyang again to do some follow-up observations for the previous training in Zhenyuan. On Thursday a national volunteer and I caught a car (long distance taxi) to Meng ba and observed four lessons in the primary school. Remember, it’s cold here (We’re talking -10ish) so each classroom has a tine ‘pot-bellied’ stove with the flue le ... 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