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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.

Labor Day Holidays: A Farewell to Chengdu Weekend

Posted on May 3, 2014 by connieinasia

For 3 days, Chengdu night life has picked up as shoppers and restaurant patrons fill the evenings coming and going.  Nothing like a 3-day holiday to increase consumerism and lift everyone’s spirits. For myself, it’s been a farewell weekend. After … Continue reading →

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Finishing Up Promised News: US Consulate Talk

Posted on April 27, 2014 by connieinasia

My time is winding down here in the big city of Chengdu. I will finish my Chinese language classes on May 1, which is the UN proclaimed international holiday, Labor Day. China observes this with 3 days off, May 1 … Continue reading →

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An Ending to Our Wesley Story

Posted on April 17, 2014 by connieinasia

Yesterday, I said “Goodbye” to our campus rescue, Wesley. It wasn’t the goodbye I had envisioned, nor the one I had hoped for, but it is the one that has transpired, none-the-less Here is the ending to our Wesley story. … Continue reading →

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Wesley Looking for a Home: “你好！我叫卫斯利”

Posted on April 11, 2014 by connieinasia

(Note: I am using an ancient computer that is no longer allowing access to certain features of my website or hotmail account. If you don’t hear from me for awhile, that’s why!) Before beginning a new blog launching into yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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U.S. Consulate Talk Today: Welcome First time Visitors to Connieinchina.org!

Posted on April 9, 2014 by connieinasia

Today, it’s off to the Consulate this afternoon to introduce my Chinese Chengdu audience to Marshall, Illinois, my hometown. Everything is ready to go, including the powerpoint tour of our trip together (loaded into the lecture room computer), materials for … Continue reading →

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A 3-day Weekend:　Tomb Sweeping Festival (清明节—Qing Ming Jie)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by connieinasia

From past entries, faithful followers will already know about this 1-day holiday, falling on April 5, which was added to China’s official “days off” list several years ago. It is a time when city and country folk alike visit the … Continue reading →

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Kitty in Need: My First 2014 Act of Mercy

Posted on March 30, 2014 by connieinasia

My walks to and from class take me about 20 minutes once I leave my apartment complex. Last year, I quickly found the best pathways to take across the university campus that would save me a minute or two. These … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Obama: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted on March 25, 2014 by connieinasia

Mrs. Obama spent today in Chengdu with a gathering at the elite No. 7 High School, just up the road from me. I heard the school has a distance-learning program bringing quality education to rural, impoverished areas via the Internet. Countryside students … Continue reading →

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The Candy Queen’s New Year’s Give-away: Part 2

Posted on March 24, 2014 by connieinasia

For me, my Year of the Horse gift-giving began at 6:30 a.m. for my morning swim at the pool.  After grabbing the first big bag of candy, I hustled out the door to hail a taxi across town to the … Continue reading →

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The Candy Queen Gallops into the Year of the Horse: Part 1

Posted on March 23, 2014 by connieinasia

This was written awhile back but I was unable to post it.  Seemed such a waste not to so here it is now. After a week of crowded bus and train stations, traffic jams on the main city roads, mobs … Continue reading →

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