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First Day of School

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August 20th 2008
This morning, MT woke the kids up earlier, 6:45 AM. They really should have gotten up even earlier, but staying up until just past 9 PM the night before made that very challenging. I was up even later, trying to get everything organized, semi-packed and my journal updated before I leave tomorrow afternoon. MT was up until past 2 AM getting the kids’ school supplies (snacks, lunch boxes, backpack ... 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