Griffiths in Beijing
Our two years living, working, and adventuring in China — November 2010 to December 2012
In late 2010 our family packed up and moved to Beijing for two years. This is the journal we kept along the way — from the chaos of arrival to the bittersweet goodbye. Read it from the top, oldest to newest, the way it was lived.
November 24, 2010Hello world! | Griffiths Beijing JournalDecember 12, 2010How We Got to Beijing | Griffiths Beijing JournalDecember 18, 2010House Hunting in Beijing | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 30, 2011Relocating to Beijing | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 8, 2011It’s like Stadium of Fire minus the Osmonds | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 9, 2011Relocating – The First Few Days – Part 1 | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 10, 2011Do you know where your gallbladder is? | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 10, 2011Relocating ”“ The First Few Days – Part 2 | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 15, 2011Let’s Ride | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 15, 2011Relocating – Part 3 | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 18, 20112 preteens shopping at Yashow | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 18, 2011Beijing go Boom | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 25, 2011Shopping Hell | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 3, 2011Basketball in the Hood | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 3, 2011Ravioli’s,Mountains and Shaq | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 3, 2011Settling, Settling, Settling | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 4, 20115 cokes and a long bread, sure! | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 7, 2011Snaggle Tooth | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 9, 2011School in Beijing | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 10, 2011The past, the present and the future | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 12, 2011The Last Logistical Bits | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 14, 2011Biking to Work | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 24, 2011Sofi blossoms | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 26, 2011Seven, Tong Tong and Mao | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 28, 2011The Familiar | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 30, 2011Student Led | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 1, 2011Guilin or Bust – Busted | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 2, 2011We made it!!! | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 11, 2011Guilin and Yangshuo | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 16, 2011Where I live part 1 | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 18, 2011Becoming Familiar | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 18, 2011Chinese Drivers License | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 19, 2011Where I live Part 2 | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 21, 2011Scene’s around Gong Yuan Da Dao (Park Avenue) | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 23, 2011Carnival of the Animals | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 26, 2011Sometimes a little comfort food is all you need | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 28, 2011Hot Pot Heaven | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 30, 2011Lama Temple day | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 1, 2011Camping at the Great Wall | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 1, 2011The Great Wall – Gubeikou to Jinshanling | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 4, 2011Best of April 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 5, 2011Experience China Week | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 7, 2011Tips for the Forbidden City | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 11, 2011Kung Fu EA (extra activities) | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 15, 2011BCIS – Spring in the City | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 18, 2011Passing the Test | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 23, 2011Great Wall Marathon 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 29, 2011Jiankou Great Wall Dawn Patrol | Griffiths Beijing JournalJune 7, 2011Best of May 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalJune 7, 2011Driving to Mongolia | Griffiths Beijing JournalJune 15, 2011A Love Letter to My Wife | Griffiths Beijing JournalJune 29, 2011Best of June 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalJune 30, 2011Turning a corner, 6 months later | Griffiths Beijing JournalJuly 5, 2011Kiah | Griffiths Beijing JournalJuly 13, 2011Hello Friend, can I have my photo taken with you? | Griffiths Beijing JournalJuly 21, 20116 Months In | Griffiths Beijing JournalAugust 2, 2011Best of July 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalAugust 21, 2011Going Home | Griffiths Beijing JournalSeptember 1, 2011Best of August | Griffiths Beijing JournalSeptember 4, 2011The 9 Eyed Tower | Griffiths Beijing JournalOctober 10, 2011Best of September 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalOctober 11, 2011letting go | Griffiths Beijing JournalOctober 12, 2011Information : A review | Griffiths Beijing JournalOctober 21, 2011The small picture vs. the big picture | Griffiths Beijing JournalOctober 25, 2011JianKou – The Middle Path | Griffiths Beijing JournalOctober 25, 2011Vietnam | Griffiths Beijing JournalNovember 2, 2011Best of October 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalNovember 7, 2011A Chinese Wedding | Griffiths Beijing JournalNovember 25, 2011A Birthday Hike | Griffiths Beijing JournalNovember 28, 2011A Chinese Thanksgiving | Griffiths Beijing JournalDecember 2, 2011Best of November 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalDecember 11, 2011A Winter Visit to the Wall | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 3, 20122011 Griffith Family Christmas Letter | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 3, 2012Best of December 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 3, 2012The 1000 Missed | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 8, 2012Best of 2011 | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 8, 2012Logistical Renewal | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 15, 2012Ice Skating at HouHai | Griffiths Beijing JournalJanuary 31, 2012Chinese New Year In Myanmar | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 3, 2012Bagan | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 6, 2012Inle Lake | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 13, 2012Beyond Yangon! | Griffiths Beijing JournalFebruary 19, 2012Ngapali Beach and Home | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 1, 2012Best of Jan & Feb 2012 | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 4, 2012Jiankou in Snow | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 7, 2012Michelle Obama and Doris Day | Griffiths Beijing JournalMarch 31, 2012Best of March 2012 | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 1, 2012Reflections on BCIS | Griffiths Beijing JournalApril 18, 2012The good, the bad and the ugly | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 3, 2012Best of April 2012 | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 24, 2012Thailand | Griffiths Beijing JournalMay 29, 2012Driving to Datong | Griffiths Beijing JournalJune 5, 2012Best of May 2012 | Griffiths Beijing JournalJune 7, 2012Xi’an – An Ancient City | Griffiths Beijing JournalJuly 8, 2012Yunnan Mancation | Griffiths Beijing JournalAugust 8, 2012Driving in China vs. Driving in USA | Griffiths Beijing JournalAugust 13, 2012To Miss and Not to Miss | Griffiths Beijing JournalAugust 15, 2012Reintegrating The Other Way | Griffiths Beijing JournalAugust 16, 2012Best of June and July – 2012 | Griffiths Beijing JournalDecember 7, 2012Hiking in LongSheng | Griffiths Beijing Journal