Category Archives: Tales of China

Kitty in Need: My First 2014 Act of Mercy

Posted on March 30, 2014 by connieinasia

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 →

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Mrs. Obama: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted on March 25, 2014 by connieinasia

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

Posted on March 24, 2014 by connieinasia

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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The Candy Queen Gallops into the Year of the Horse: Part 1

Posted on March 23, 2014 by connieinasia

This was written awhile back but I was unable to post it.  Seemed such a waste not to so here it is now. After a week of crowded bus and train stations, traffic jams on the main city roads, mobs … 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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The Yearly Blog Summary Report is In!

Posted on January 1, 2014 by connieinasia

Happy New Year, 2014! To start us all off, I’d like to share Word Press’ posted report of my website activities throughout the year. Thank you so much for following me in 2013. I look forward to your readership in … Continue reading →

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My Family’s Chinese Immigrant, Old Bean

Posted on June 17, 2008 by connieinasia

  My parents have been hosting a Chinese immigrant that was sent from China 15 years ago by a good friend of mine.             Lao Dou (Old Bean) came to my American family as an unexpected guest.              I was leaving … Continue reading →

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