Monthly Archives: September 2010

It’s Time for National Day Holidays!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by connieinchina

  Mid-Autumn Festival Behind Us               China has 7 legal holidays in a year, which include:  New Year’s Day (January 1st), Spring Festival (Chinese New Year), Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweeping), May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National … Continue reading →

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Meeting Amity’s New Teachers in China

Posted on September 25, 2010 by connieinchina

    Our Recent Amity Teacher’s Conference               While my second year students were starting their classes a few weeks ago, I was still out of the classroom, attending Amity’s 4-day teacher’s meeting in Nanjing.             Just before Amity teachers … Continue reading →

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She’s Back!

Posted on September 17, 2010 by connieinchina

             After 13 weeks, I have finally landed back in Longzhou to begin my second year at Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities, located one hour from the Vietnam border in the small town, Longzhou.              The oppressive heat of southern … Continue reading →

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