Little people being bored and doing kungfu

National Holiday Week - and I'm going to be famous

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October 8th 2006
So, this week was a week off, National Day turns into National Week. Had lots of plans to go hiking and camping, then came down with a horrible cold, so stayed in bed with a hot water bottle and watched the full two seasons of House MD while Artemis made me hot lemon and honey. Got a call on the Friday at ten pm from one of my students asking me what we were going to be doing tomorrow. Apparently, ... read more

Asia » China » Shaanxi » Xi'an

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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