Shanghai Skyscrapers

October 21st 2012
This past January, I turned 20. On my 20th birthday, I had a bit of a mid-life crisis, because I realized I was halfway to age 40. If I had had the means to buy a brand new, shiny red sports car, I probably would have. It was that severe of a mid life crisis. Well, I find myself again in mid-life crisis mode, only this time I'm calling it a mid-China crisis. Today marks the day where I have ... 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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Chelsea

24900 Miles in 525600 Minutes

Back after 6 years for a "3 week only" stint, here are my thoughts as I travel to the Owyeung family village in China. Still witty and sarcastic, but I'm a little less dramatic and a lot more sassy. OK maybe not less dramatic. I've also traded out the Chinese proverbs for just one word, "YOLO". _________________________________________________________________________________________ "It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books" --Chinese Proverb Hello! My name is Chelsea and I am a student at Babson College in Massachusetts. Born and raised in California, I left the U... full info

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