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Category: Culture

These articles will focus on our shared culture or lack thereof. What can we find out about ourselves and our place in history from what we see in our dominant culture and our sub cultures.

The Concept of Money: Unfamiliar, Yet Necessary

April 28, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Personal Finance, Society

Money. It’s been said by many smart people over many years that we ought to teach financial literacy to schoolchildren.[…]

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Amy Helps a Boy With HIV Who Needs to Be Rushed to the Hospital

April 16, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Health & Fitness, Society, Travel

This Easter weekend, we introduce traveler, volunteer, and heartfelt thinker Amy Petersen. Having spent time in some of the toughest environments[…]

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My Youtube Channel Is Going Bananas: The Top 3 Videos

April 5, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

Turns out people dig the open, honest interview with a real person. My trip last summer through the Southern U.S.[…]

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Boyang Captures China

April 2, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

Boyang’s back.  We introduced him here on The Periphery over the winter. On those occasions, we got to see through[…]

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A Pristine Cabin in the Hills of West Virginia–And How You Can Stay There for Free

March 26, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

On my Summer 2016 Southern and Appalachia road trip, I used the travel community, Couchsurfing, to arrange several stops along[…]

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Larry and Will Go to Antarctica, Part 2

March 19, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

Most of us will never go to Antarctica. Fear not. West Virginians Larry and Will did. And yes, they brought[…]

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Larry and Will Go to Antarctica, Part 1

March 12, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

There are the New Yorks, Hawaiis, and Frances of the world–places that jump into mind when you think “vacation.” And[…]

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West Virginian Married Mountain Men: An Interview

March 5, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, News, Society, Travel

Larry and Will are two large guys with white beards living in the hills of West Virginia. They are reserved, perhaps[…]

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Quincy Smith, Founder of ESLAuthority.com, Shares About Teaching English in Another Country–And How You Can, Too

February 26, 2017 brandonferdig Careers, Culture, Travel

Hi Brandon, I came across your website after finding the interview you did with Andy. I am a former ESL teacher[…]

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Boyang Captures Taiwan

February 19, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

“I didn’t really have any anticipation. While growing up in China, there was some propaganda about Taiwan and how it[…]

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