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My Interview on ESLauthority.com, a Great Resource for Teaching Abroad

April 30, 2017 brandonferdig Careers, Travel

I’m guessing most of you have considered (or have) traveled abroad. I’m also guessing many of you (or someone you[…]

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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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Video: Talking Travel Adventures on 1180 KCKQ Reno, Nevada

December 26, 2016 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

Last Monday I was a guest on the “Peel Off Labels” radio program, on air from Reno, Nevada. Host Paul[…]

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The World Evolves Around You / My Story About the Hmong in Minnesota in This Sunday’s Star Tribune

December 9, 2016 brandonferdig Deeper Inquiry

On a sunny Saturday in the summer of 2010, I walked a few blocks from my apartment in Minneapolis to[…]

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Ayla Travels the World, Part 8: Beijing and New Friends

August 14, 2016 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

After Tanzania, Ayla flew to The East. Beijing. For about a week, she soaked in the usual–and the unusual–of China. The[…]

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For Father’s Day: Photos of Fatherhood Around the World

June 19, 2016 brandonferdig Family & Parenting, Travel

In May we looked at mothers. Now we look at the other side of the coin, the yang to the yin,[…]

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My Birthday at Home Sunday–and Those I’ve Had Abroad

May 17, 2016 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

Sunday was my birthday. To Americans, this meant a lit-up face from those who found out and them offering a[…]

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Five Ways Cultures Can Learn From Each Other: A Presentation

April 14, 2016 brandonferdig Culture, Travel

*This Saturday I’ll be a panelist at Global China Connection’s Midwest Conference taking place at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School[…]

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In 2016 I Want to Feature Your Travel Story

January 3, 2016 brandonferdig Uncategorized

I met one woman from Duluth who now lives in Ecuador. I met a husband and wife in Fargo whose work had[…]

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Happy New Year! (and Chinese New Year)

December 27, 2015 brandonferdig Culture

This is the fourth and final in a series about celebrating the holidays in China. The following excerpt is taken[…]

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