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October 9th 2011
Why did I title my last blog as entry as Black Hawk Nearly Down? Well… China or more in this case Xi’an and the volunteering isn’t quite what I expected. I went through a bit of a crisis of confidence in my first couple of days and I’m still not completely enjoying it. First the thing that is killing me the most is probably the pollution. My school is located near Xi’an’s main power st ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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