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Tibet is a cold place.

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December 4th 2007
03-DEC-2007 I survived the night even though it's -3degC in the room in the morning. I brush my teeth with leftover tea from last night because it's clean (though I do have to spit out quite a bit of leaves). Breakfast consists of a runny egg sandwich- certainly not the best. I unknowingly leave my favorite flip flops of all time in the room because I certainly did not pack them. It's only ... 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