Author Archives: connieinasia

  Student Designers Hit the Runway             Sunday night was a show to remember and brought out the crowds to our stage area.  What was the big fuss?  It was Fashion Week at Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities!          Actually, … Continue reading →

  The College Youth of Countryside Farmers              Today, I was walking the dog around our campus when a few of my students at the girls’ dorm invited me in for a sit.  It was hot outside and Little … Continue reading →

  Not Fitting In               Isaac (Qin Haibo) is a bit strange.             Even I could sense the oddness about him when I first met him.  It made other students shy away, not wanting to have much to do … Continue reading →

  Lean and Mean               I’m one of those lean-meats kind of people.  Pork loins and chicken breasts are high up there on my protein list but in smalltown China, those are a bit tricky to purchase.             In … Continue reading →

Sweltering on the Weekend               Friday noontime had me trekking into town for my weekly meat run at the open air market.             12:00 to 2:30 p.m. is the Chinese siesta hour, where all students and faculty are crashed … Continue reading →

     This Mother’s Day unit lesson is one which I do every year in my freshman classes.  It has recently appeared in the Terre Haute Tribune Star and my hometown paper in America.  I thought you might enjoy it here for … Continue reading →

    English Center Updates               The English Center volunteers were becoming frustrated.             Last semester, those who came to the English Center rarely checked out books, spoke in English or seemed to take advantage of the language opportunity … Continue reading →

              Now that two weeks have passed, not many are hearing much about the Qing Hai earthquake on the news, both in China and also in the States.  I wondered how relief efforts were going on, especially from the … Continue reading →

              All day Saturday, the English Association volunteers we busy at work preparing for our first English language singing contest.  They had banners to display, backdrops to finish and runways to set up.  They had red carpet to put … Continue reading →

  No Singing on Campus               Wednesday marked the 7th day since the devastating 6.9 earthquake struck the Tibetan region, Yushu (pronounced you – shoo), of Qinghai Province.             To honor and remember those who died and are now … Continue reading →