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The First Weekend in Beijing - May 18-19, 2012

May 20th 2012
Friday, May 18th, I had the day off from work because my entire group was in Chengdu for some sort of celebration. It worked out well, because I wasn't feeling great that day so I spent much of my time lounging around. I did take a little field trip to a park just north of our hotel which was really pretty! There's a lake and it was quite busy for a weekday afternoon. For some reason, ther ... 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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This blog was created in 2007 when I headed to Perth, Western Australia for a year-long study abroad program. There are still lots of great stories and pictures from that trip, though I got way behind on my blogging and the stories end abruptly in September, 2007 (I was in Aus until Christmas Eve!) Although I've traveled a lot since then, I left this blog in a state of neglect for several years. But I figured another school-related international adventure was a reason to get things started again! In August 2011, I packed up my car and made the drive from my hometown of Toronto to the sunny ... full info

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