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Category Archives: Chengdu Daily Life
Finishing Up Promised News: US Consulate Talk
My time is winding down here in the big city of Chengdu. I will finish my Chinese language classes on May 1, which is the UN proclaimed international holiday, Labor Day. China observes this with 3 days off, May 1 … Continue reading
An Ending to Our Wesley Story
Yesterday, I said “Goodbye” to our campus rescue, Wesley. It wasn’t the goodbye I had envisioned, nor the one I had hoped for, but it is the one that has transpired, none-the-less Here is the ending to our Wesley story. … Continue reading
Wesley Looking for a Home: “你好！我叫卫斯利”
(Note: I am using an ancient computer that is no longer allowing access to certain features of my website or hotmail account. If you don’t hear from me for awhile, that’s why!) Before beginning a new blog launching into yesterday’s … Continue reading
U.S. Consulate Talk Today: Welcome First time Visitors to Connieinchina.org!
Today, it’s off to the Consulate this afternoon to introduce my Chinese Chengdu audience to Marshall, Illinois, my hometown. Everything is ready to go, including the powerpoint tour of our trip together (loaded into the lecture room computer), materials for … Continue reading
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A 3-day Weekend: Tomb Sweeping Festival (清明节—Qing Ming Jie)
From past entries, faithful followers will already know about this 1-day holiday, falling on April 5, which was added to China’s official “days off” list several years ago. It is a time when city and country folk alike visit the … Continue reading
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Kitty in Need: My First 2014 Act of Mercy
My walks to and from class take me about 20 minutes once I leave my apartment complex. Last year, I quickly found the best pathways to take across the university campus that would save me a minute or two. These … Continue reading
Mrs. Obama: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Mrs. Obama spent today in Chengdu with a gathering at the elite No. 7 High School, just up the road from me. I heard the school has a distance-learning program bringing quality education to rural, impoverished areas via the Internet. Countryside students … Continue reading
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The Candy Queen’s New Year’s Give-away: Part 2
For me, my Year of the Horse gift-giving began at 6:30 a.m. for my morning swim at the pool. After grabbing the first big bag of candy, I hustled out the door to hail a taxi across town to the … Continue reading
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