travel in dreams

the meaning of twelve

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January 3rd 2007
It's once again the year of the pig, and once again time to travel. Twelve years since Steve's last sabbatical. Twelve years since we lived in Bejing, since our then 3 year old received a special gift of an enormous stuffed pig she still sits on, since our family was pictured in the English edition of China Daily celebrating in Ditan Park, since we served lasagna with chopsticks to Steve's Chines ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more