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The challenges we face...

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January 11th 2009
This week has been a week of challenges for all of us. Sophie and I are just finishing off a school project which has been frustrating to say the least. Her current topic is 'Celebrations', which is where they are learning about different types of celebrations around the world. As part of this, each student has to make and bring in an item of food that is eaten at a traditional celebration in you ... 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