After eighteen months of writing about humanity and my experiences abroad, I’ve deemed it time to assemble a book (and[…]
Read moreMr. Ferdig Goes to City Hall
Just before Christmas, I visited the mayor’s office here in Minneapolis. You ever visit your mayor? You might want to[…]
Read moreNew Year’s Recognition
I don’t get too caught up in the hoopla–it is just another day, January 1st. But there is significance. There’s[…]
Read moreA New Plateaus Christmas: )
Let’s go back to my year in China for a moment. In fact, let’s turn it back exactly one year.[…]
Read moreBook Alert! (and new, old article)
Some of you have been awesome and followed me around China for as long as I’ve been blogging here on[…]
Read moreChildren From All Over the World
The restaurant I work at recently hosted an annual get-together for an area adoption agency. What followed was an evening[…]
Read moreThe Elders Among Us
Speak to the elders in your life. Last week I wrote about two conversations I had with each of my[…]
Read moreStomping-Ground Culture 2: Our Grandparents
While I was still “up north” as we say, visiting my family in Blackduck, I decided to stop out at[…]
Read moreStomping Ground Culture, part 1
If you’d asked me before about the culture of northern Minnesota, or America even, I’d have suggested it better described[…]
Read moreHome Sweet Home: China in Minnesota
All the pictures and words and emotions regarding China came to an end, folks. This post is about my arrival[…]
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