and they didn't want to be put down

The November Blues

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November 8th 2007
These past few weeks have been pretty great, even though we haven’t got a whole lot accomplished. Ely and I have really found our comfort zone. Before, it was difficult for us to leave our work at work. We would stress (ok, maybe just me) over any task that seemed a bit difficult. Now, we can accept difficult tasks a lot easier. It doesn’t make any sense for us to stress so much. Things are al ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Suzhou

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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