We were struck by the horror of having our visa application turned down; this characterised most of 2017. During 2017 we sold our house in Wallsend and moved to Stockport; She-who-must-be-obeyed was working close to Manchester airport. But that was not a fast move and we owned two properties for a while. At the end of the school year we moved to Blackpool, quite a change and again owning two properties for a while.
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- 102 - Working in Beijing
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- 105—Calling the shots
- 106 - More on pollution
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- 108 Spider Robinson - Pandora’s Last Gift
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Essay count by year, with location
2007 19 Xi’an, Nanjing
2008 18 Nanjing
2009 10 ZhaoQing
2010 23 Ningbo, Qingdao
2011 7 Qingdao
2012 24 QD, Beijing
2013 20 BJ, Qingdao
2014 28 QD, Bristol, NE28
2015 34 Tyneside
2016 29 NE28, Stockport
2017 29 SK3, Blackpool
2018 26 Blackpool
2019 20 Blackpool
2020a 21 Blackpool
2020b 21 Blackpool
2021ᵃ 30 Blackpool
2021ᵇ 38 Blackpool
2022ᵃ 18 Blackpool
2022b 10 Blackpool
2023 4 Blackpool
It’s the Count!! Site total
702
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