Monthly Archives: April 2009

May Day Holiday Soon To Arrive

Posted on April 27, 2009 by connieinchina

              The May 1st holiday is nearly upon us.  Schools will have 1 day off on Friday but for myself, I’ll be taking a longer break than usual.             Ji Ke (Jason), my former student from 2 years ago, is … Continue reading →

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A New Foreign Teacher Arrives

Posted on April 22, 2009 by connieinchina

               For over a year, the college has been trying to get a foreign language teacher from Japan to work at our school to teach Japanese.             Why  Japanese?             In order for my English majors to graduate, they … Continue reading →

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Sports Days A Great Success!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by connieinchina

                       It was a fun 3 days last week of hanging out with rowdy, enthusiastic, cheering students for our Sports Days extravaganza.             This was the 7th year of celebrating athleticism among both students and faculty.                         I attended our … Continue reading →

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A Week of Activities

Posted on April 7, 2009 by connieinchina

  A 3-day Weekend               Last week gave Chinese a 3-day weekend with the coming of Qing Ming Jie, or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebrated on April 4.  This is a new holiday added to the official government calendar and … Continue reading →

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