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Cherry blossom

The purpose of our bus trip was to visit the Cherry Blossom Festival but we were a week late. We were supposed to go the week before but couldn't because of a wedding of one of the staff members. This was one of the few blossoms left. We'll try again next year as the whole area is covered with these beauties.
Our first year comes to an end

June 27th 2009
Our first school year in China is finally drawing to a close. Term 4 has been very eventful. Dianne has really enjoyed her new job. Working in the same building as her replacement has allowed her to keep her finger on the pulse of a real operation while she does her head office functions. These involve the preparation of a lot of new course materials as well as many different exam papers for stude ... read more
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Chinese Flag 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
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