oldest uncle

February 13th 2010
So after I got off of the train, I was whisked away to my host grandmother's apartment. I didn't even get a chance to drop off my bags, they were just thrown into the trunk. We did the usual, ate a dinner with too many dishes, said greetings for the new year, the "children" including myself received red envelopes, and we watched the CCTV presentation of singers, dancers, and skits (which of course ... 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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Michelle Chin

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As I have had the craziest year in 2012-2013, it continued for a bit in 2014. For the first year, as many already know, I did have the opportunity to travel to 16 different countries including: Russia, China, India, UK, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Iceland, Ghana, Togo. I did this through 2 different study abroad programs, one with Babson College, called BRIC (Russica, China, and India) and one with CIEE: Ghana- Business Development and Social Entrepreneurship, as well as a 5-week backpacking trip through Western Europe in the winter. T... full info

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