More about Mariot
You read about Mariot in an earlier post. In January and February, he was hired by CNN to drive us around. On my latest trip, he drove me around and…
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May 7, 2010
The rainy season
It rained heavily in Port-au-Prince tonight. I stood in the balcony of the Plaza hotel -- the exact spot from which Anderson Cooper broadcasted his show in January -- and…
May 3, 2010
Back to Haiti
I returned to Port-au-Prince yesterday.Before January, it was a city known to me only through books and a few films and of course, the news – always bad news. But…
April 30, 2010
Earth Day
Today is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.Millions of people around the globe are holding events today that reflect on the planet and increase awareness of the environment. Back in…
April 22, 2010
Sisters
I don't have a sister, though sometimes, in my childhood, I got a taste of what that might be like because we lived among extended families. The line between a…
April 20, 2010
Loadshedding
India has come a long way since my childhood. And not.This week's headlines: Celsius rises, so does loadshedding. In American English, this means temperatures soaring above 100 degrees Fahrenheit and…
April 8, 2010
Crossfire
If you look at the map on photographer Shahidul Alam's Web site, Bangladesh is a sea of yellow pinpricks -- each virtual thumb tack pointing to a killing by the…
April 2, 2010
Vanishing
It's holy week for Christians and Jews. Easter. Passover.I grew up in a place where it was holy week almost every month of the year. A bit of an exaggeration,…
March 30, 2010
Tallahassee
I graduated from high school in 1979. Never been to any of my reunions. I earned a master's degree in 1983. Never attended any college alumni functions either. But last…
March 27, 2010
At Week's End
In 1983, I began working for a newspaper called the Florida Flambeau. It was run by Florida State students mostly but was not affiliated with the university and had established…
March 22, 2010