Category Archives: Tiny Town on the Li River

               All last week, I was loaded down on my trips to teach — a bulging book bag slung over my shoulder, a bamboo rod in one hand and a small suitcase in tow in the other.             “Connie, where … Continue reading →

                 Last Saturday, our previously chilly temperatures soared into the 80s, making it the perfect day for a picnic.             The new English Center inductees along with the former members invited me along to their first picnic in … Continue reading →

  A Visit To the English Center               It was a fair hike to the 6th floor of Teaching Building No. 1.             A small crowd followed behind me as we made our way up the stairwell with our … Continue reading →

              From the Nanning airport, I looked in amazement out the window of the delightfully air-conditioned school van.             The vehicle swerved, swayed, and wove its way through  vast sugar cane fields and low-lying rice paddies, all nestled between jagged … Continue reading →