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Note About Silence:  Every so often, I am cut off from my website and not able to post blogs.  WordPress, my website provider, as well as Facebook, are blocked in China.  In the past, I’ve gotten around the WordPress block … Continue reading →

        National Day holidays have ended today, yet the remnants of Typhoon Nesat from a week ago are still hovering in Guangxi Province.       Last Friday morning had my hired driver, Mr. Ling, landing at the bottom of my stairwell right on … Continue reading →

             Last semester, I was informed that our United Methodist Women’s Division had graciously made a gift of $3,200 for “Connie’s work inChina.”   The funds were transferred to the Amity Foundation inNanjingwho then sent it on to me in Longzhou. … Continue reading →

            Here it is, September 28, and we’re finally ready to open the school year to all students, freshmen and upper classmen.             This is the first full week of classes here at Guangxi Normal University for Nationalities.  My entry … Continue reading →

                 I just want to remind readers that all my past photo albums and pictures over the last 2 1/2  years  are located at the below site.    https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=82087792aa368e14&sc=photos#!/?cid=82087792AA368E14&sc=photos&group=0&sff=0

                          This entry is for my Chinese students, who will be logging on soon to complete their back-to-school homework assignment.  Because I am still in America, and our school year in China has already started, I want to keep … Continue reading →

                Of course, the church visits and presentations have kept me pretty busy during my time in Illinois but one event that couldn’t be missed was Terre Haute’s annual Bark-in-the-Park. A Recap: Our Chinese Chihuahua Immigrant            In Marshall, Illinois, … Continue reading →

“Did you unplug the iron?”                It’s always the big joke in my family to make sure the house was safe whenever we closed it up for a trip.  The big discussion driving out of town was always if … Continue reading →

          The title itself of this entry probably clues you in to a lot of interesting upheavals before I landed in America on July 3.  I can’t help but give you the update on these as they were so “You’ve … Continue reading →