Author Archives: connieinasia

                Although our students are this weekend getting ready for their final exams next week, Friday for me signaled my last class with my Luzhou students.             August will find me in Guangxi Province, settling into my new … Continue reading →

              The invitation to visit my former student’s countryside home came at just the right time.              Our weather in Sichuan, China was proving quite pleasant for travel.  The dusty bus ride needed to reach Ji Ke’s small village … Continue reading →

              Just a short blog for all of you music fans out there:               For those from the U.S., you are probably quite familiar with NPR, National Public Radio.             The staff of NPR was here in Sichuan last … Continue reading →

                Naturally, I am eager to report on my May 1st adventures with Jason Ji and his family but such stories have been put on hold due to our scholarship venture.             This is quite an unusual case … Continue reading →

                Tomorrow marks the one year remembrance of the Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan Province,  China.             According to a recent news conference, China now says 5,335 students died or remain missing with 68,712 as the overall death toll and … Continue reading →

              This past May holiday was mostly devoted to visiting with Jason (Ji Ke), my former student of 2 years ago.             Jason attended the branch school of Qing Hai University here at our small college for 2 years … Continue reading →

              The May 1st holiday is nearly upon us.  Schools will have 1 day off on Friday but for myself, I’ll be taking a longer break than usual.             Ji Ke (Jason), my former student from 2 years ago, is … Continue reading →

               For over a year, the college has been trying to get a foreign language teacher from Japan to work at our school to teach Japanese.             Why  Japanese?             In order for my English majors to graduate, they … Continue reading →

                       It was a fun 3 days last week of hanging out with rowdy, enthusiastic, cheering students for our Sports Days extravaganza.             This was the 7th year of celebrating athleticism among both students and faculty.                         I attended our … Continue reading →

  A 3-day Weekend               Last week gave Chinese a 3-day weekend with the coming of Qing Ming Jie, or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebrated on April 4.  This is a new holiday added to the official government calendar and … Continue reading →