Women gathering at the market

September 26th 2012
9/26 I am in the airport in Tibet awaiting my flight to Beijing. It is a 4 hour flight. This morning on the way we had hardly passed an old man with a cart drawn by a donkey or some other animal when a car came at a fast pace in the other lane. He crashed right into him. I am sure he died. It was not the way to start the day. Going through security hear I had to pull up my j ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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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Mary Jo

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I grew up in a small suburb on the Southside of Chicago. Even though I lived in the suburbs, I always went to school in the city and I think that as well as my camping experience with the Chicago Boys Club had a great influence on my development -- second of course to my family. As a kid I hated geography because I really wasn't interested in memorizing the capitals of different countries or memorizing rivers...I would have loved to have learned about people and culture. I have been so blessed...I have traveled to Mexico multiple times, El Salvador, Honduras, the Caribbean, Paris, Japan, Budap... full info

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