Buddhist temple

"School field trip"

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December 8th 2012
I finally got to hang out with my students today! They've invited me out before "to play", but I've usually been busy with volunteer work or travelling. So today we took a short trip out to the nearby mountains to go hiking. I wasn't sure what to expect since most of my students English is mid level at best, but all of them tried to include me in conversations or whatever activity we w ... 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