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A last long look as the sun sets behind the Orient

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September 25th 2008
Like they say, time flies when you're having fun. My time in China ran out quickly, and I can't believe that soon now I will be home, seeing familiar faces and places, except they will be different, because I will have changed. I have returned to Japan, to gather my thoughts and my things before embarking on home. But now I fear that coming home will be more difficult than any of the random obs ... 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