Author Archives: connieinasia

              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 →

             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)

               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 →

           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 →

  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 →

  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 →