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
Boyang’s back. We introduced him here on The Periphery over the winter. On those occasions, we got to see through[…]
Read moreVideo: Talking Travel Adventures on 1180 KCKQ Reno, Nevada
Last Monday I was a guest on the “Peel Off Labels” radio program, on air from Reno, Nevada. Host Paul[…]
Read moreThe World Evolves Around You / My Story About the Hmong in Minnesota in This Sunday’s Star Tribune
On a sunny Saturday in the summer of 2010, I walked a few blocks from my apartment in Minneapolis to[…]
Read moreAyla Travels the World, Part 8: Beijing and New Friends
After Tanzania, Ayla flew to The East. Beijing. For about a week, she soaked in the usual–and the unusual–of China. The[…]
Read moreFor Father’s Day: Photos of Fatherhood Around the World
In May we looked at mothers. Now we look at the other side of the coin, the yang to the yin,[…]
Read moreMy Birthday at Home Sunday–and Those I’ve Had Abroad
Sunday was my birthday. To Americans, this meant a lit-up face from those who found out and them offering a[…]
Read moreFive Ways Cultures Can Learn From Each Other: A Presentation
*This Saturday I’ll be a panelist at Global China Connection’s Midwest Conference taking place at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School[…]
Read moreIn 2016 I Want to Feature Your Travel Story
I met one woman from Duluth who now lives in Ecuador. I met a husband and wife in Fargo whose work had[…]
Read moreHappy New Year! (and Chinese New Year)
This is the fourth and final in a series about celebrating the holidays in China. The following excerpt is taken[…]
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