Summer Postcards 2006

The Power of Whining

By Aria S.K. Laskin July 28, 2006

MEHEBA, Zambia—Jean Zawadi doesn’t look like a fighter at first glance. With her tightly twisted hair, colorful “chitenge” (skirt) and

By Bari M. Schwartz July 21, 2006

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The final test was a mile walk. After racing to perform as many crunches in two minutes as possible,

By Kyle A. De beausset July 21, 2006

LOS PUMPOS, Guatemala—As a 20-year-old college student who has spent his entire waking life carrying out the abstract task of

By Mary A. Brazelton July 07, 2006

BEIJING—Three objects sit on my desk: a Chinese-English dictionary, a lamp, and my computer. For anyone who knows me, this