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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.

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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Out With The Rat, In With The Ox

Posted on January 26, 2009 by connieinasia

  It’s hard to believe just 10 days ago, I was in China’s northern Lanzhou city, enjoying a last dash to the grocery store to pick up a few items as gifts for friends in the States. The crowds were … Continue reading →

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A Wednesday in the Countryside

Posted on January 18, 2009 by connieinasia

  Leaving for the Project Sites               Our group set out at 8:30 a.m. from the hotel to visit two main projects near the smaller city of Dingxi, 1 ½ hours away by bus.  As we’d be traveling high … Continue reading →

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A Visit To The Moon: Gansu Province

Posted on January 17, 2009 by connieinasia

              The dry, powdery, gray surface of the moon.             That was my first impression flying into the Lanzhou Airport in northern Gansu Province, where our Amity Winter Conference was being held last week.             Every year, we Amity teachers … Continue reading →

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Final Exams: A Hopeless Case

Posted on January 11, 2009 by connieinasia

           It was hopeless.         Not even the fourth time taking our conversation final was going to do it for poor Eric, a 1st year English major in my Freshman Class 2.         From day 1, I knew Eric (Wu … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day: Water, Water Everywhere . . . But Not Here!

Posted on January 1, 2009 by connieinasia

              New Year’s Eve kept me and Little Flower at home for a couple of reasons.              First was the fact that the rain made it a very unpleasant night to go out, even temple watching.             Cold and wet … Continue reading →

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The New Year is Coming!

Posted on December 31, 2008 by connieinasia

              It’s hard to believe just a week ago, I was snugly situated in my pew along with hundreds of others at the Luzhou Church, all of us ready and waiting for a spectacular Christmas gala by our Chinese … Continue reading →

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