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About connieinasia

I have been in the Asia region for 27 years as an English language teacher. A majority of those have been in China with the Amity Foundation , a Chinese NGO that works in all areas of development for the Chinese people. Covid stranded me in America for over 3 years, with China closing its boarders to returning teachers. In 2023, I was accepted into a new teaching role not in China but in Laos. Join me in experiencing this incredible journey into a different culture, a different language, and a different life.

Mr. Wieck, My Dad

Posted on February 9, 2015 by connieinasia

After my last post, there have been a few days of silence on my end. My father died on Friday morning in the hospital as my mom, brother and I were driving over to meet with the discharge planner about … Continue reading →

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Hospital Experiences: USA and China

Posted on February 5, 2015 by connieinasia

When the ambulance appears in the front of anyone’s house in my small Mid-western town , the whole world seems to know. Next door neighbors peer out of windows to see who is in such urgent peril.  Cars slow their … Continue reading →

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From Along the Yangtze: 50th Birthday Celebrations Finally End

Posted on January 17, 2015 by connieinasia

  Yesterday evening had me celebrating my Luzhou birthday dinner surrounded by Chinese friends and  Peace Corp colleagues, Angela and Geoff.  It was such a unique,  wonderful evening that I felt I should give you all the details. As mentioned … Continue reading →

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She’s 50 Today, Folks! A Note from the Birthday Girl

Posted on January 12, 2015 by connieinasia

Currently, I am in Chengdu where the rental room’s XP computer limits my website use of all the bells and whistles it usually has. No ability to post pictures and the homepage is all ascew but I did check my … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve at the Luzhou Protestant Church

Posted on January 2, 2015 by connieinasia

Getting ready for Christmas Eve worship: The Luzhou Protestant Church (Our  sanctuary, the original 1913 decore) For 2015, let me finally give you the highlights of our Luzhou Protestant Church Christmas Eve festivities. Every year, our celebrations are a little different as … Continue reading →

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Happy 2015 from Along the Yangtze!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by connieinasia

It was a quiet ringing in of the New Year here along the Yangtze River for the Luzhou Vocational College foreign language teachers­­. Chinese are receiving 3 days off (Thursday to Saturday), including all those in schools and government public … Continue reading →

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How Many Visitors in 2014? My WordPress Stats!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by connieinasia

For those interested, here are my blog stats compiled by the WordPress team for 2014.  Although I won’t be reaching my goal of 10,000 visits for my 50th birthday (Jan. 12), you have all helped me surpass previous years as far as … Continue reading →

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China Cashing in on Christmas Commercialism

Posted on December 28, 2014 by connieinasia

Note: Before you read this, I’d like to add a few notes concerning the below entry. A friend sent me an article from the New York Times concerning the recent banning and “humbugging” of Christmas by certain provinces in the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Along the Yangtze

Posted on December 24, 2014 by connieinasia

Fragrant evergreen, scented candles, sticks of cinnamon, spiced cider – these are the smells I associate with Christmas. But in my apartment here in China, at least for the past 3 weeks, it’s the aroma of one thing and one … Continue reading →

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A Month of Silence: Catching up with Our College Job Fair

Posted on November 29, 2014 by connieinasia

On Friday morning, in the nasty drizzling rain, I was quickly heading off to my 3rd year (senior students) class. It was nearing 10 a.m. and I was thinking, “Will anyone even be in class? Today is our job fair!” … Continue reading →

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