Exploring the Land

Skipping Ahead - 1 Month In

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September 19th 2009
It's been a little while since I posted. Classes started a few weeks ago. Teaching ESL has it's ups and downs. Most of the kids seem to idolize us...despite the fact that they don't seem to understand us half the time. I have become a bit strict. I don't know how else to get them to treat me like their teacher, instead of a circus attraction, (the white woman at the front of the classroom). I've m ... read more

Asia » China » Guangxi » Guilin

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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