Author Archives: connieinasia

         My Chinese sister, Li Xiaolian (Cathy), and I finally accomplished a 10-year goal: for the two of us to meet up in the pool together for me to give her a swimming lesson. We’ve talked about it for years … Continue reading →

The School Year Ends!             The school year has finally ended! At least for me, anyway. My final courses of the year are over and done with as of last Friday, with the re-take test for those who failed my … Continue reading →

             Last I left off, a new 1-week holiday had been thrown at us, causing school leaders to cut the semester 2 weeks shorter than expected. Everyone was left scrambling to fit testing into any time slot available, then working … Continue reading →

        The Chinese government made an announcement last week: A new 2-day holiday would be added to the national “days off” list.          Welcome in Summer Holiday! To be combined with Dragon Boat Festival next week, giving everyone a whole … Continue reading →

             This weekend, many around the world are remembering their mothers as Mother’s Day arrives.             But for us in Sichuan, May 12 brings a different kind of remembrance.             5 years ago, the Wenchuan earthquake struck this province, killing more … Continue reading →

             Yesterday marked the ending of two events at our school: First was the May Holiday (Labor Day), which had me in Chengdu for 3 days, and the second was the last English class held with our faculty soon to be … Continue reading →

         I mentioned before that another holiday was nearly upon us, which is Labor Day, May 1st.  Despite a 3-day block (Monday to Wednesday), the official day off is really only Wednesday.  Thus we have been teaching Monday and Tuesday classes … Continue reading →