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First week days 1-3

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March 18th 2009
Over the past 7 days I have Stayed at 1 hotel Moved into 1 flat Had the lock break on one flat Taught for 18.5 hours Eaten more food than I care to admit to I have also discovered that all bed linen here is too ugly for words toiletries are expensive taxies are cheap I can't have wireless They have live frogs and snakes at the supermarket I arrived last wednesday after an 11 hr ... 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