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back in Shanghai

July 5th 2011
With much excitement but also worry--we left a not so healthy boy Slaven back at the Grandparents' house in Ohio--we headed to Shanghai for my 7th time (I counted on the plane!). We flew Akron, OH to Chicago, IL on July 4th, where we connected to our very familiar flight UA835 nonstop to Shanghai. It was beyond odd to be on the flight without kids. The waiting area in Chicago was full of C ... 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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I am an American woman with a husband and 2 kids, about to relocate with my family to Shanghai. The back story: We are moving because my husband is going to be working in Shanghai. July 6, 2008: We are a bit less than a month away from the move and current postings chronicle the prep to get there, the logistics to be allowed to go there, and the coordination of all these things we have to do before we can go! Oh, and Mark is in China for about a month (the last month we are in the states and getting ready)...so I'm very busy. July 28, 2008....2 days til the big move. August 4, 200... full info

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