Category Archives: Luzhou: Yangtze Rivertown Stories

It’s Mother’s Day Along the Yangtze

Posted on May 7, 2015 by connieinasia

All week has been about one thing and one thing only in my English language classroom: Mothers! Yes, the year has rolled around again for another Mother’s Day culture lesson, shared with my first and second year students. This has … Continue reading →

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From Along the Yangtze: 50th Birthday Celebrations Finally End

Posted on January 17, 2015 by connieinasia

  Yesterday evening had me celebrating my Luzhou birthday dinner surrounded by Chinese friends and  Peace Corp colleagues, Angela and Geoff.  It was such a unique,  wonderful evening that I felt I should give you all the details. As mentioned … Continue reading →

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She’s 50 Today, Folks! A Note from the Birthday Girl

Posted on January 12, 2015 by connieinasia

Currently, I am in Chengdu where the rental room’s XP computer limits my website use of all the bells and whistles it usually has. No ability to post pictures and the homepage is all ascew but I did check my … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve at the Luzhou Protestant Church

Posted on January 2, 2015 by connieinasia

Getting ready for Christmas Eve worship: The Luzhou Protestant Church (Our  sanctuary, the original 1913 decore) For 2015, let me finally give you the highlights of our Luzhou Protestant Church Christmas Eve festivities. Every year, our celebrations are a little different as … Continue reading →

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How Many Visitors in 2014? My WordPress Stats!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by connieinasia

For those interested, here are my blog stats compiled by the WordPress team for 2014.  Although I won’t be reaching my goal of 10,000 visits for my 50th birthday (Jan. 12), you have all helped me surpass previous years as far as … Continue reading →

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Returning to Chaos

Posted on September 28, 2014 by connieinasia

Unwanted surprises. During my years of teaching along the Yangtze, I always prepared for such happenings after being absent from my school’s tiny apartment at Luzhou Vocational and Technical College. Whether a few days for a weekend in Chengdu, a week … Continue reading →

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Part 2: A Foreigner’s Glimpse at Troubled Southern China

Posted on January 16, 2014 by connieinasia

 In yet another eye-opener, my Chinese organization (The Amity Foundation, 爱德基金会) had its foreign language teachers’ winter conference in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi .  All the foreign teachers in our program, about 17 at that time, and their … Continue reading →

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Part 1: A Foreigner’s Glimpse at Troubled Southern China

Posted on January 15, 2014 by connieinasia

After reading of the major drug raid that took place in southern China (see previous post), I couldn’t help but recall my own dealings with this secretive criminal world when I lived in Longzhou, a small town located not more than … Continue reading →

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A Chinese City in Mourning: Summer Pool Fun Turns Tragic

Posted on July 22, 2013 by connieinasia

I’ve already written about my Chinese sister, Li Xiaolian (Cathy) who is an administrator at the Luzhou Police College. Her college is a specialty school that trains young people who are wanting to go into police work, whether that’s a … Continue reading →

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Four-legged Discards: What Chinese College Kids Leave Behind

Posted on July 17, 2013 by connieinasia

        I have returned after a full week in Chengdu to a campus that is oddly quiet. Both our Luzhou college students and Qing Hai University students have fled, returning to their homes for the summer break.             Along with … Continue reading →

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