A plate o' love

Celebration!

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June 18th 2008
Finally! I've waited six long weeks for this momentous occasion... a chance to replace my boring ol' studs with a pair of beaaaautiful flower earrings. Apart from that, other things in the life of Emily have been going well. I've found a whole set of new friends at JiaoTong University (all American exchange students), so I go and hang out with them and their language partners occassionally. I'v ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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