Me and my singalong!

Our first Girl Scouts camp...mixing with the Yanks!

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May 26th 2010
Last weekend, Sophie and I went on our very first Girl Scouts camp. Even when I was a Brownie and Girl Guide, I never went on camp, so it was a first for me all round! We have been having beautiful summer days and we were all very excited about a weekend at the DaQian Ranch in Sheshan, about an hour on the outskirts of Shanghai. Even while we were waiting for our somewhat delayed bus ride, we were ... read more

Asia » China » Shanghai

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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