Shaoxing

Shaoxing, May Day Madness and Brie!

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May 4th 2011
My last entry was a little pointless, but I've been feeling guilty for not posting much recently, and in truth thats because life has just been slow and steady. The routine of teaching and working life has settled into almost mundane, I'm constantly lesson planning or trying to find new ways to get the students to talk. I'm challenged everyday with what I've come to call selective ... 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