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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.

Publication in the Christian Science Monitor

Posted on March 18, 2009 by connieinasia

             Those interested in enjoying an essay about my winter swimming experience in Luzhou, please take a look at the following Home Forum page from the Christian Science Monitor, March 18.     ttp://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0318/p18s02-hfes.html               Ping An! (Peace)

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Happy Kwan Yin Day!

Posted on March 16, 2009 by connieinasia

               Buddhism teaches that everyone may reach the perfected state and each person is a Bodhivisattva, or Buddha-to-be.  In Chinese tradition, the symbolic figure of Buddha is Kwan Yin, a female dispensing compassion with a thousand arms.  Every year, … Continue reading →

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Xiao Lao-lao (Little Old) Gets Another Video Taping

Posted on March 9, 2009 by connieinasia

           For those interested in seeing Little Old once again, check out this second youtube video, taken last weekend in Chengdu in my former neighborhood.             Zhu-zhu (jew-jew), my neighbor’s pomeranian, is also seen as he inspects Little Old.          Zhu-zhu, I … Continue reading →

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Xiao Lao-Lao (Little Old) Comes To Luzhou

Posted on March 8, 2009 by connieinasia

  A Quick Trip to Chengdu                    It was a fast trip to Chengdu, the fastest I’ve had in a long time:  Up one night (Tuesday) and back the next afternoon (Wednesday).             The only thing that wasn’t fast … Continue reading →

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A Robbie Burns Supper in China

Posted on March 2, 2009 by connieinasia

  A Robbie Burns Supper at the Bookworm               One of my favorite poets has always been the great Scotsman, national poet of Scotland Robert Burns (1759 – 1796).  My mother would read me these as I grew up. … Continue reading →

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Little Old’s Video Clip

Posted on February 26, 2009 by connieinasia

    Little Old’s video clip can be found at:       http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GskIehpiLg     Ping An, Everyone!

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News From Luzhou

Posted on February 23, 2009 by connieinasia

  First Week Back At School             The first week of school began on February 16 with a lot of fun.             Every class was  full of excited chatter as my college English majors discussed our warm-up questions about their … Continue reading →

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On A Mission: Finding Xiao Lao (Little Old) A Home

Posted on February 15, 2009 by connieinasia

            The streets of this small Chengdu neighborhood are clean and spiffy, lined with fashionable clothes’ shops, well-patroned restaurants, tidy family-run convenience stores and tree-lined alleyways or small grassy parks.  It’s a pleasant place to enjoy walking a little dog but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Return to China

Posted on February 12, 2009 by connieinasia

  Picking Up Xiao Hua (Little Flower)                   It was an anxious and long hike up to Mrs. He’s home on the 7th floor of her apartment building.  Jalin was tagging along behind me as it was a Sunday afternoon and … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Chinese New Year

Posted on January 31, 2009 by connieinasia

         When I was teaching in Taiwan, our neighborhood had a very special Chinese New Year tradition.  I share it here with you for the newly-arrived Year of the Ox. Chinese New Year is a slippery holiday. I discovered this … Continue reading →

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