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Things are Looking Up

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September 5th 2012
Things are really starting to look up, now that I've had a week to adjust to everything. I really like the food here - I like that it's locally grown without pesticides, and it tastes good. The teachers are really nice and I'm starting to make some good friends in my department. The campus is really, really nice. The facilities here are amazing. There is an indoor, olympic- ... read more

Asia » China » Hebei » Tangshan » Zunhua

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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