Fourth grade 3

Whoohoo! 7 days of vacation!

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September 22nd 2008
Next week is one of three National Days in which we get a week's vacation. The catch is we have to work this weekend to help make up for it. So, work seven days straight to get 7 days off. Whatever. 😊 I haven't made any plans to travel as we do not yet have our passports or visas back. So, we'll see. Last Saturday I went with a group to the Da Fen Oil Painting Village. I thought it was in ... read more

Asia » China » Guangdong » Shenzhen

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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