Taoist Temple

The End of China (I <3 Beijing!)

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October 9th 2013
My last week in Shanghai was pretty rough. I had my last Monday class a week before I left and I wasn't even allowed to tell the parents because the new foreign teacher had just arrived and they still weren't sure which classes she would be taking. Friday and Saturday I had full days of teaching, ending with saying goodbye to coworkers. I was a mess. I was supposed to come in on Sunday to ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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