Author Archives: connieinasia

  Amity’s 25th Anniversary               This year marks the 25th anniversary of The Amity Foundation, which is our United Methodist partnership organization in China. Amity is also my sponsoring agency while I’m in China.  The Amity education director oversees … Continue reading →

               Saturday night had streams of students entering our school’s indoor sports’ building.             What was the big draw?  Nothing other than our annual Halloween Activity evening, sponsored by the English Association!            Last year’s Halloween event was a big … Continue reading →

  A Distressed Student               When the telephone rang late Sunday night, I figured it was a panicked student leader wanting to talk to me.              I’d been gone for the weekend in Nanning for some shopping and swimming … Continue reading →

              It’s official:  No more holidays now until January 1st, our Western New Year.            Starting this past Monday, our classes will continue uninterrupted without weekend make-up days or missed courses.  It’s finally time to settle into our normal … Continue reading →

              Last I left off, Little Flower and I were leaving for Nanning for China’s 61st National Day, the founding of the PRC, held from October 1 – 7.              Unlike most of our journeys, which have us on the … Continue reading →

  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 →

             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 →