Quan Cheng Square at Sunset

Trials and Tribulations

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September 16th 2005
I've spent the last week living out of my coffee mug ("soothing lemon relief") and package after package of tissue. Happy to say I'm feeling a lot better. Not much to write about except the trials and tribulations of everyday life... I called Danny over one night to take a look at my sink, which was draining all over the floor because a piece of the pipe was "missing". He asked me if anyon ... read more

Asia » China » Shandong

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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