Poor excuse for a breather!

February 18th 2010
Xin nian kuai le! (Happy New Year!) It’s now the year of the Tiger here and the past week has been a mass of fireworks/firecrackers and hunting for open shops. They take new year far more seriously than what we do, where we get one day off work they get a whole week! On the official new years eve (last Saturday) I went wondering the streets with some of the other teachers. We found people setti ... read more

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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

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Laura

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Helloo! I thought it was about time I caved into peer pressure and joined the blogging world to update you all on what happens when you spend a year in China! So as most of you know i’ll be living in Hangzhou (pronounced hang-jo) for the next year. It’s a lovely city, built on a massive lake which is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Its also an incredibly clean city, none of this smog that China’s famous for. Its an up and coming tourist destination though from the points and stares I’ve received so far I don’t think they see many western people! I’ll attempt to update this ... full info

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