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Christmas Party!

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December 15th 2012
On Saturday evening, December 15, Rhonda and I hosted a little Christmas party for our co-workers at the kindergarten. We ordered pizza and bought a carrot cake from a local western bakery. We played a couple of games and gave away presents, and then had a typical western-style gift exchange, complete with opportunities to steal! ... read more

Asia » China » Xinjiang » Urumqi

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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