Spot the Foreigners

Getting Settled

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February 16th 2009
This week I've been fairly busy with orientation activities. CIEE has an extensive orientation program here. It's a week-long process with different workshops everyday. Some are required, some aren't. And we took a trip to downtown Shanghai yesterday. So far, things have been going well in terms of settling in. On Monday I successfully bartered down a salesman for a cheap cell phone and sim ca ... 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