Me and my bike, the Black Dragon

Stage Two

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February 4th 2007
Day 25 - Twenty-five quick days here in China and I feel like enough has happened since my last entry to entertain you with some more tales of my exploits and adventures... Firstly and most importantly I now have a job! I am officially a teacher from this moment on, well since Sunday when I signed the contract. I think the fools hired me almost entirely because of my 'BBC accent', who knew tha ... 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