Survival — and love
I first met Falone Maxi when she was lying on a mattress on the dirt. A sheet was her roof. But she liked it that way. Healing from her wounds…
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December 28, 2010
A long and winding road
It's not that far from Port-au-Prince to Ouanaminthe, a town that borders the Dominican Republic in northern Haiti. I'd say it was about 200 miles at most.We ventured out Thursday…
December 14, 2010
Protests in Haiti
I have been covering the post-election fallout in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where people tell me they are fed up with a government that has failed to deliver.This year alone, Haiti has…
December 8, 2010
Elizabeth
I was working at a table at the outdoor cafe at the Plaza Hotel in Port-au-Prince when the news hit my BlackBerry. "CNN confirms Elizabeth Edwards dies."My heart sank the…
December 8, 2010
Tourist
Tourist, don’t take my pictureDon’t take my picture, touristI’m too uglyToo dirtyToo skinnyDon’t take my picture, white manMr. Eastman won’t be happyI’m too uglyYour camera will breakI’m too dirtyToo blackWhites…
November 23, 2010
Now this
Tomas is approaching.The hurricane is predicted to hit Haiti by Friday. I called my friend Mariot in Port-au-Prince. "Are you OK? What about your family? Are you still living under…
November 5, 2010
Balaka
It's done.The flat in the building called Balaka (which means swan in Bengali) at 68 B Ballygunj Circular Road is no longer my home. After nine-and-a half years of caring…
October 27, 2010
Coming home
The taxi refused to take the Eastern Bypass -- too dangerous in the wee hours of the morning before the sun comes up and lights up the despair of Kolkata.…
October 25, 2010
Evita
She was a bastard child whose rags to riches story enthralled the entire world. At the tender age of 15, Eva Duarte moved to Buenos Aires to make a name…
October 22, 2010
San Telmo
It's spring in Argentina and on the streets, jacaranda trees were about to burst into full purple splendor. colonial buildings. We rented a flat for a week in San Telmo,…
October 17, 2010
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