The Macaulays are a true family of expat educators. Dad Adrian is the international principal at NAS Beijing, Fangshan, and mom Karen is a teacher at the British School of Beijing, Sanlitun, which the couple’s three children, Charlie (age 10), Flo (age 7), and Angus (age 5), all attend. The Macaulays love spending time together, and during the past 18 months they’ve been in Beijing they’ve explored as much of the city as possible through camping and hikes with Beijing Hikers.
For Karen, the best part of being an expat family is living one great big adventure all together. “We love exploring new places together and meeting new people.”
Flo’s favorite place to go in Beijing is the ice skating rink, and she loves doing lots of sports like flying trapeze.
The thing that Adrian admires the most about Karen is her ability to see the good in everyone. “She is the kindest person I have ever met.”
Adrian knows that Karen’s not a morning person, and every morning when Adrian makes Karen a cup of coffee before he goes to work she’s reminded of why she fell in love with him. He is always thinking about other people before himself.
Charlie’s favorite thing about living in Beijing is all the places to explore. He enjoyed all the Winter Olympic fun, and even tried ice skating and skiing. He loves hiking outside the city and visiting temples and the Great Wall of China.
Angus loves his school because he loves his teachers. “I love going to PE lessons and playing outside on the bikes. Soft play is so cool.”
This article appeared in the jingkids 2022 Graduation issue
