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For the first 15 months, neither the subway lady voice nor the crowds bothered me.
My flash cards looked like Corn Flakes.
My understandings of Indian femininity were initially judgmental.
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I wasn’t the sexualized Western female, the fat American, the junior coworker.
20 brand-new names for 20 classic travel scenarios.
Are you really prepared, or have you just been watching Amelie on repeat?
I began working at Kaze to Matsu every weekend. Sunday became known as Gaijin Day.
The train signal boy stands with a flashlight and flag to signal the trains to proceed.
Inés taught me how to keep friend for 30 years; Aunty Ji taught me how to break the ice...
I realized excitedly that this would be a possession ceremony.
Be a douchebag on a bike.
Most of us will one day look at our hands a see a similar image.
All in efforts to keep you fine, foreign visitors from putting your foot in it.
We had just started our Skype shower. "I broke my keyboard," I said.
“So. Why medicine?” my interviewer asked, as he sat in a chair across from me.
“So, you want me to hit you?” I asked.
After so much time, you’ll have to fall in love all over again.
There were two men with dark bandanas, and two ragged rifles pointing at us.
This travel writer is staging a hitchhiking revolution, bumming flights across the US.
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As you read headlines and news stories from Mali, here are a few things to keep in mind.
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This somber stone house, unfinished barns, and aging apple orchard were to be mine alone.
It's more than just a flag -- it's a fashion icon.
