Author Archives: connieinasia

As mentioned before, my busy semester had me scrambling away with hardly enough time to get to bed before 11 p.m.  Very little space in my day was available for website updating so let me remedy that a bit with … Continue reading →

In America’s current climate where immigrants are at risk, my family’s diminuative Chinese immigrant might very well come out on top. Every year, my local hometown paper in Marshall, Ilinois, has a seasonal contest (usually in the winter) in which residents vote for a winner … Continue reading →

I’m still playing catch-up after such a long silence. I wanted to share these pictures of my Christmas parties for students, faculty and friends.  Mostly, I am very proud of all those decorations!  Being in a new apartment, it was quite the … Continue reading →

The following photos are for a few of my Chinese followers who were asking about Chicago and what my mom and I did there.  Here are a few visuals from our trip which we took a week ago.

The Chinese Spring Festival, the Year of the Rooster, is January 27  and is nearly upon us.  My college’s Fall semester ended January 9, and finally, I find a moment to breath.  All I can say is:  What a crazy, … Continue reading →

  The move to my new college campus, at the outskirts of Luzhou (loo-joe) city in Sichuan Province, China, brought with it a lot of changes.  New area of the city, new school  buildings, excellent classroom equipment and a  modern … Continue reading →

As a reminder: I arrived in the States on July 1st and have been enjoying time with my mom in my hometown, Marshall, IL. My return date to China will be August 6. The evening’s cool breeze was sweeping me, … Continue reading →

      Despite good intentions, looks like my days got away from me since the last posting. My vacation started 2 1/2 weeks ago but has included quite a few surprises.  The biggest one concerns the new teachers coming … Continue reading →