My Christmas Apple

Christmas in China

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December 24th 2012
This was my first Christmas alone. Not totally alone, I had my co-workers and students, but obviously nothing is going to be my family. And without family, it isnt really Christmas... but anyways, on the 24th I recieved a box from Grandmaman and Grandpapa filled with cookies and pets-de-soeurs. That definitely made me feel a lot better and put me in a more Christmas spirit. Christmas here is a ... 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