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May 24th 2010
Howdy all, I've been in Yuxi just around 2 months now. I've got 10 months more here before I move on through SE Asia and then back home. I've been thinking about home a lot lately. This week marks one year abroad for me. I left Seattle on May 28, 2009. I expect I'll be back in the states around the same time in 2011. Two years in Asia, wow! Anyway, it's best not to look too far ahead ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Yuxi

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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