tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16891921.post2958331139568567947..comments2023-11-05T03:54:56.496-08:00Comments on And now...: Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437738911794797906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16891921.post-1658061506737141732008-08-05T16:38:00.000-07:002008-08-05T16:38:00.000-07:00I enjoyed catching up with all you blogs done sinc...I enjoyed catching up with all you blogs done since your return. I was without Internet for some days and it is good to feel more in touch with friends online again.<BR/> I had a similar experience to your thoughts when we traveled through rural China in 2005 and when I stayed in rural South Africa in 2006. There is so much of the world that we have so little real understanding about. And I am constantly restruck by how little I know of the history of some of these places. One gets so little on the news or in newspapers. <BR/><BR/>You'd think Afghanistan and Iraq were both mainly piles of brown dusty rubble with few trees. Little reflection of the long long history and cultural traditions of both areas.<BR/><BR/>We learned so little about China when I was in school and almost as little about Africa beyond slaves came from there.<BR/><BR/>So I guess there is plenty for all of us to get out there and start learning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16891921.post-91519070141612517152008-08-05T09:01:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:01:00.000-07:00I know more about SubSaharian Africa than I do abo...I know more about SubSaharian Africa than I do about China--thanks for these tidbits. I'll try to learn more and check out that showRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252682430851734328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16891921.post-31514277438723627672008-08-04T15:01:00.000-07:002008-08-04T15:01:00.000-07:00This sounds like a very good series, especially n...This sounds like a very good series, especially now with China the site of the Olympics and in the news!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.com