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Education is Bigger than Politics (A Lesson from my Year in China)

March 20, 2015 brandonferdig Uncategorized

Having been in China just 10 days, it was funny how the detail of teaching English–my vehicle for coming out to[…]

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I’m Searching for Someone to Come Teach in Tanzania: Know Anyone?

June 4, 2014 brandonferdig Uncategorized

As many of you know, I come home to Minnesota in August–August 2nd to be exact. What many of you[…]

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Flat Stanley in Tanzania

May 27, 2014 brandonferdig Uncategorized

A month after I got to Africa, I received my first letter from home. It was from my seven-year-old nephew,[…]

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Journey to My Village School

February 9, 2014 brandonferdig Uncategorized

This is part three is a series about my current travels and project in East Africa. *** Our peaceful paved[…]

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The Donner Party

November 14, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

Did you learn this story in your American History class? My job as a substitute in Minneapolis puts me in[…]

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Traveling, Teaching, and Helping a School in East Africa

August 9, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

I’m helping a school in Tanzania get computers for their students. I plan to travel there this winter and “take[…]

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Adventures in Subbing: The Achievement Gap

February 1, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

I sat on a tiny chair while the 22 Kindergarteners I was assisting this day sat cross-legged on the large, plush[…]

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Adventures in Subbing pt 1: From the Mouths of Babes

November 1, 2012 brandonferdig Uncategorized

Because I’m yet to make millions from my blog, I decided to start working as a substitute teaching assistant (TA).[…]

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