Seated Buddah

This is a cool looking Buddah statue on Tiger Hill.

March 6th 2008
Not much has been going on tourism wise since my last entry. I have mostly been settling in and adjusting to daily life here in my host city of Changzhou. Do not fear though. There will be side trips aplenty starting soon. We have three day weekends every other weekend, so I will have plenty of opportunities to carry out the ambitious travel plans that my roommate and I have made. So far those pla ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Changshu

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

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Chris Matthews

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I am 24 and originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. I graduated college in 2006, and since then I have been working for a law firm in Winston-Salem doing litigation support. In the fall of 2008 I will be beginning law school. I am not entirely sure where yet, but at this point, it looks like I will be in St. Louis. I have signed up to teach English in China at Changzhou International School in Changzhou City (about an hour from Shanghai) over the course of 5 months beginning in Februaruy of 2008. This will be my first trip to China or anywhere in the far east, and I have decided to star... full info

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