Category Archives: Tales from The Yangtze River

Catching Up: Busy, busy, busy!

Posted on November 21, 2015 by connieinasia

What a hectic, incredibly busy semester! I have never in China had this many weekdays, evenings and weekends packed so full that I haven’t been able to squeeze in an update on my blog. This is certainly a first for me and I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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Along the Yangtze, We Also Remembered Charleston, SC

Posted on June 24, 2015 by connieinasia

The shooting deaths in Charleston, SC, during a Bible study at the historic Emmanuel Methodist Church just last week, have spread like wildfire throughout the world. This also includes China and my Yangtze river home, Luzhou. Today, from the pulpit of the … Continue reading →

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Finishing Out the Year: The English Language Play Contest

Posted on June 5, 2015 by connieinasia

The Beast transformed, The Titanic sank, Snow White awakened and doomed lovers mourned. Yes, it was time for the much anticipated Foreign Language Department’s 9th Annual English Language Play Contest. This took place last Wednesday evening, 7 – 9:30 p.m. … Continue reading →

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An Old Building; Innovative Additions

Posted on May 21, 2015 by connieinasia

The single teacher’s apartment building I live in, along with the Peace Corp folk, is one of the oldest on campus.  Plumbing is a mess.  Mold is a constant.  Electrical wiring is iffy. You’ll also remember that during the summer, … 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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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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Visiting Luzhou for the Weekend

Posted on September 8, 2013 by connieinasia

        The past week has been filled with settling into my off-campus room in Chengdu, registering for the semester, applying for my permanent student visa and adjusting to big city life.  It also means adjusting to the cold.          Upon landing in Chengdu, … Continue reading →

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5 Years Later: It’s Happening . . . . Again??!!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by connieinasia

            My Saturday morning alarm went off at 7 a.m. but on a Saturday morning, when there are no classes to teach, I turned the thing off.            Ah, the luxury of sleeping in!            Not more than an hour later, the … Continue reading →

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A Gorgeous Day for Easter Sunday Along the Yangtze

Posted on April 1, 2013 by connieinasia

             The forecast had predicted rain, but when I awoke Easter morning, the sun was slowly rising over the Yangtze and casting a familiar hazy glow over the waterway.              Yes, this was going to be gorgeous day for Easter in Luzhou. … Continue reading →

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