Category Archives: Return to China

The Last Hurrah: Pitstopping in Pittsfield and My Alma Mater, EIU

Posted on August 15, 2014 by connieinchina

With my last presentations in Pittsfield, then closer to home in Charleston (home of EIU, my alma mater) and Mattoon, Illinois, I have let slide my postings and reports from the past week.  This is mostly because I’ve only had 4 days to … Continue reading →

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A New Adventure About To Begin!

Posted on August 15, 2009 by connieinchina

                Tomorrow, a new adventure in China is about to begin for me.               At 12:30, at the Nanning airport, my colleague from Longzhou will be greeting me and seeing me off in the school van to my new placement, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 15, 2009 by connieinchina

            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 connieinchina

  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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