Category Archives: Tales from Sichuan’s Yangtze Rivertown, Luzhou

                  My Fulbright scholar visitors are still here and we’re in full swing with teaching classes, touring the city, shopping for necessities, lectures, school visits off campus and trying to fit in some "down" time in between.  The  group … Continue reading →

  Christmas In China               A last-minute weekend in Chengdu brought Little Flower and myself back to Luzhou with a suitcase full of new Christmas decorations and baking items.              To be honest, the last thing in the world … Continue reading →

    Arriving in Chengdu               When LF and I arrived in Chengdu late last Tuesday night, I was tired.              The week before had been scurrying about to add another 6-hours of teaching to my schedule to make … Continue reading →

               Monday found our campus bustling with more students than the month before.  The National Day holidays are over and our 2,100 freshmen are now beginning their classes after a week of military training.   The English Department has … Continue reading →

               I had forgotten just how small and “out there” Luzhou is compared to Chengdu.               My bus ride uptown today on the 201 hugged the river, then entered the city to wind through narrow streets lined with trees.  … Continue reading →

                My Mid-autumn Festival Sunday began not with a purchase of more moon cakes, but with a great pork loin laid out carefully on the butcher’s board.              For us Christians in Luzhou, these are the perks of … Continue reading →

                   My in-box has been filling with good wishes all day.                 “Connie, Happy teachers’ Day!  Connie, my classmates want to know where you live because we want to give you a gift. Could you please tell … Continue reading →

              I didn’t have much time today after church to visit with the congregation or pastor so I’ll save my returning church story for another day.             Instead, it was a quick dash by taxi to Tian Xi Ren He, a … Continue reading →

                 Two weeks ago, Jalin and I were watching the Olympics in my apartment.  It would be our last Friday together before I left for Luzhou and she was feeling a bit down.             “Do you want to … Continue reading →

                Six years ago, when I first moved into my little apartment overlooking the Yangtze River, I was too busy settling in to bother much with the outside balcony.  The security bars that jut outward to protect me … Continue reading →