April 30th For Frances and I, Asia is an area not well explored. We have sampled aspects in previous trips, but for both of us, the chance to spend 4 months in Asia, was partly to ensure we developed a greater appreciation of what “Asians” were, and what made up the cultural and political background of what must be more than 1/2 of the world’s population. While we will only scratch the surface in our travels, particularly in China, I hope we will enlighten ourselves, and our kids. I feel this is really important for us in NZ, as our own society is undergoing a massive change, and over the rest of our lives, the proclamation of Jim Bolger, that we are in fact part of Asia, will surely be confirmed? We chose Southern China, for
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