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... moved from their homes: 60,800 Number of houses destroyed: >1,500 Number of houses damaged: 15,000 Surface area of crops destroyed: 9,000 hectares Economic costs: $86.6 million Costs of relief work: $1.9 million from central government and $1.46 million from local government. To put those economic costs in perspective, this report suggests that the average per capita income for rural households in China in 2008 is $580.

A Washington Post reporter called Diana out of blue asking if she could ask questions about Chinese Americans preparing to go to China's Olympics. After chatting on the phone for an hour, she asked to bring her photographer the next day to interview Joseph, and I said yes. I mentioned Wendy and ...

... dinner at the Washington DC program. John and Melanie posed for a shot. By the way Melanie has an incredible voice! To hear her sing a bhajan is to enter the realm of the divine. If by chance you happen to be in Asheville, NC on a Tuesday night you may hear her sing with Sangita Devi at the Namaste Yoga studio. The children had phun. Little Jasmine poses as Kali Ma in her Amma ...

... the two words "bored" and Kathryn" could ever fit into the same sentence! Well anyways, I should stop typing, and finish packing! I'm truly scared- we can only have one big suitcase, and a carry-on bag! I have no clue how I'm going to fit a week's worth of stuff in only one and a half suitcases, YIKES! So I'm getting off, but I'll be posting daily, keep reading my blogs, and hopefully I'll make it through this educationally enriched jam-packed week! Much Love, Madds

... that matter the last few months but perhaps repairs or time will heal the wounds. My good friend Tony,the rock n roll cattier and his long term girlfriend Shannon had parted ways after nearly 10 years together....Tony had spent the last part of last year traveling the world cooking for Christina Aguilar...personally i hate pop diva's and divettes but ..hey it pays the bills... I am happy to be a travel agent, a round the world specialist and send people to far ...

... but it worked out fine. We had a nice little lunch and then I headed back home to finish packing. The rest of the afternoon was spent packing and cleaning. I had trouble getting everything into my bags, but I was determined. Stephen came back from running errands and we headed back into Mugeo to start the night. It was dinner at Oh!My Dak of course, but with lots of people! Brandon, Kang, Yoonsoo, Yuran, Insuk, Sam, Youngin, John, Alex, Jeon, Byoungsoo, and Urara ...

... There we were in the middle of the water with Cayman to the right of us and Cayman to the left of us so not a good time for me to ask about Piranhas was it? Anyway I reckoned with both the guide and his wife in the water my bum and trailing hands and feet must be quite safe. The following day we were back in the boat fishing for the same piranhas. Again, the weather was scorching and we didn´t have a lot of success (thank goodness), 3 for Carlos and a half for ...

... a strong jaw and bold head with a small rounded point at the top. The next stop was to see the tribal leader. It was easy to get there and many people jumped in the back to grab a ride up the hill. The thatched roof hut was round with mosquito nets nailed to the window. We sat at a round, Mahogany table and a baby swung in a hammock. "He's asleep," the woman said ...

... humongeous hill back to the dorm after a night of drinking The price of mixed drinks Worrying about getting locked out of the dorm after eleven each night Sugared tomatoes Being pushed to the side by Korean women who have to get off of the elevator first The humidity THINGS I WILL MISS ABOUT KOREA... Not worrying about waking up late because of the morning exercise music The students' work ethic Talking with twelve and thirteen year olds...my ...

... see. The more I think about it, the more I believe I need more time. ****...I spend 15 days in Central America and it felt like a month, now that I have a month and a half, it feels like I have 15 days. It's funny how that works out doesn't it? On a side note, I saw an episode of Globe Trekker TV last night (my favorite show), and they did a special on India. Oh man, I can't tell you how much I want to go to India. I just feel drawn ...