Posts Tagged With: beijing
Reintegrating The Other Way
Moving back to Seattle and leaving Beijing has been a somewhat smoother experience than coming to Beijing. Mostly because we really haven’t left yet and all the hard stuff is on the other side. Here are the logistics we went through in leaving : Deciding to Return :Â this might be obvious but for us … Continue reading
To Miss and Not to Miss
For the past 18 months China has become our home, and it’s surreal because many things are now just normal; the way things are. Readjusting to what I remember as familiar back home will be an interesting comparison. Â As we prepare to leave China and return to the US I’ve been keeping a list of … Continue reading
Driving in China vs. Driving in USA
As we get ready to repatriate to the US I’ve been keeping track of the things that are different between driving in the US and China. These are also a list of things I have learned about how to drive in China. Â This is my perception based on driving in China for the past 14 … Continue reading
Best of May 2012
Another group of the best of photos for the Month of May. Time is flying by too quickly. Click through on any photo for more details and information. We had took a long weekend driving trip to Datong, camping at Miles 12th annual Father and Sons campout, a visit to the Great Wall. Photos below … Continue reading
Driving to Datong
I love road trips. Stac and I have been loading up the car and driving a 1000 miles on a weekend since the first days of our marriage when we were at school in Utah and we traipse through southern Utah and northern Arizona. We saw Monument Valley in our 4 door Toyota Corolla that … Continue reading
Best of April 2012
Another group of the best of photos for the Month of April. Click through on any photo for more details and information. We had spring break and visited Thailand and was lucky enough to get in another three weekend visits to the Wall. The most special part was catching the Wall in full spring blossoms. … Continue reading
Reflections on BCIS
March is the season of Student Led Conferences at Beijing City International School. A year ago we attended our first, after we’d only been in Beijing a couple of months. We spent an hour each with both Miles and Sofi reviewing the school work they had done over the last year. Sofi was first, we … Continue reading
Best of March 2012
Here is another collection of the best of for the Month of March. Click through on any photo for more details and information. I was lucky enough to make it to the Great Wall three weekends in March, the most special part was when a late spring snow storm dumped on JianKou and I was … Continue reading
Jiankou in Snow
Those trapped in the languid places of no seasons can’t understand the way a winter will change a place; or the way spring will bring new hope; summer will bring sun and Autumn the golden end of a season. Â I was saddened when Beijing had a few warm days in February that I’d missed my … Continue reading
Best of November 2011
Another month living in China, another best of, this month being Movember it begins and ends with the mustache. Click through on any photo to comment or for more details. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.