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| | Letter: Last Christmas in Qinghai |
 | | While I am not exactly sad to be leaving, I have a feeling that I will always look back on these 18 months as one of the most interesting periods in my life, and indeed a period which has changed my life in more ways than one. |
 | | It seemed to have all the things I dislike about Christmas in Australia (such as commercialization, kitsch decoration, Jingle Bells, and anxiety over choosing presents), and none of the things which I actually like (such as fruit mince pies, a real Christmas dinner, or any genuine Christmas atmosphere). |
 | | On the other hand, the women's health education project, which I expressed my hopes for in my last letter, had to be abandoned in the end. |
| www.waze.net /china/christmas_2005.php (1193 words) |
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