Flying away
Fun in an English class with some of the 10th graders at Udaan.In Hindi, udaan means flight. Like a bird flying off. Free to explore the world.In my hometown of…
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December 7, 2011
Perfect palindrome
Happy 11/11/11.It's a perfect palindrome day.And also a day to honor all those who served in uniform. Read my story about this special date on CNN: http://bit.ly/rCmcHj
November 11, 2011
Joy and Death
Two stories I have covered in the past came to resolutiontoday. Both involved international campaigns that urged freedom for whatsupporters called unjust imprisonment.One ended in decided joy; the other the…
September 22, 2011
Cancer
My friend Anita died last night.The news hit me today in the CNN newsroom like the blast of a bomb. I had fully intended to go visit her after my…
September 17, 2011
Heading West: Being and nothingness
I have traveled to many lands but nowhere have I seen the landscape change as rapidly or as often as it did on our road trip through Wyoming.I see the…
June 21, 2011
Heading West: Grand Tetons
We drive out of Yellowstone through the south gate. For a few moments, the drive seems, well, boring compared to the visual feast that was before us all day long.…
June 18, 2011
Wild West: first stop
From Denver airport, we drive to Steamboat Springs -- a place that is as pretty as its name sounds. The slopes are closed for the summer but plenty of people…
June 8, 2011
Get well, my friend
Valerie Boyd is one of the strongest women I know. Fiercely independent, passionate in her defending her views. Certainly, an inspiration to me, ever since I met her years ago…
May 11, 2011
Tet Kale
Michel Martelly, bad-boy musician, is Haiti's next president, according to preliminary results released Monday. He called himself an outsider to Haiti's corrupt political machine and when I met him at…
April 5, 2011