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To all those who made my mom’s birthday special, thank you so much! She received 41 cards in total. I had hoped for 25 so 41 is a bonus — definitely a well-deserved haul! We started out taking Bridget for … Continue reading →

(This article has been published in area newspapers. Connie Wieck is a Marshall, Illinois native who will soon be leaving for Vientiane, Laos.   She will be assuming duties as Coordinator of the Sunbeam Vocational and Language Center, which serves … Continue reading →

Retracing the footsteps of Charles and Louise Killie brought about my recollection of more China stories from years past. These happened to be from the Canadian Methodist missionaries who founded the church I attended in Luzhou. Those missionary founders were … Continue reading →

The voicemail from one of the Clark County Historical Society members was a surprising one. “Connie, this is Edie. I’m putting together a cemetery walk as a historical society fundraiser. Different people will portray a Marshall person of interest who … Continue reading →

So let me give you the updates from here and what is happening with poor, yet highly determined, Connie.   My Halloween Night passing out candy to over 200 Trick-or-Treaters was to be my send-off to the neighborhood, the last … Continue reading →

“Connie, you’ve been approved to go to Laos. Do you accept?” My reply? “I do!” That email came 5 months ago, leaving me excitedly hopping about the back room (my tiny living space in my mom’s house) in anticipation of … Continue reading →

That welcoming phrase, in both Chinese and English, has been a constant “ding” on my cell phone. After almost 4 years, I finally announced my return to Luzhou in my China WeChat moments, a platform somewhat similar to Facebook and … Continue reading →

I have a departure date, folks! I’ll announce in the next entry. And along with that announcement will come the much anticipated story of my rescue dogs from China, terrier-mix Beanie and campus stray Lucy. They’ve been with me since … Continue reading →

In my 27 years of teaching English overseas, the word “exotic” never entered the descriptions of my environment. I did have a few that came rather close. The Monkeys There were the rather mischievous creatures which came with visits to … Continue reading →

As you know, if following this site, I will be off soon to be engulfed in experiencing a new country, new teaching position, new people, new culture and overall new everything. Years ago for my teenage overseas ventures (age 16 … Continue reading →