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Squatter Toilets, Spitting, and Culture Shock

Culture shock.  Perhaps the most cliché and overly talked-about experiences of living abroad (and with good reason), it can be – in whatever form it presents itself – both incredibly amusing and downright frustrating.  One thing is true however it … Continue reading

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Kunming, China: At First Sight

Nimen hao! Hello everyone!  Welcome to gorgeous Kunming, Yunnan Province, China: the business and industrial capital of the southernmost province of the most populated country in the world.  I write this in my dormitory room – comparably equal in size … Continue reading

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