First day of class

First month in 'the Dong'!

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February 21st 2011
Everything besides my current dial-up internet configuration at my place seems to be flying by! I just completed my second week of classes yesterday, and am celebrating my first month in China today by starting to teach at the local public school, Shiyan Elementary. I hear it’s a third-grade class with 30-40 kids, which is a change from the 5-16 student classes I have at Shane English School. Iâ ... 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