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...clear, but utterly false impression with many of your readers that I endorsed Huntington’s views. On the contrary, as I emphasized to the reporter, I welcome the recent wave of Latino immigration. Indeed, three of my own grandchildren are Latino immigrants (since my daughter married a Costa Rican). I believe that Latino immigrants, including my grandchildren, will make a great contribution to America...
...secretary of the Goa Football Association. "This is a case of intense village rivalry taken to absurd levels." All four teams have been suspended from playing for a year, and India's National Football Association is mulling a life ban for everybody involved. Curtorim's general secretary Arnold D'Costa quit. But his Wilfred counterpart Diniz Sardinha stayed put, insisting that his side was being unfairly targeted for its "ability...
...with my summers,” says Truszkowska. This intrepid traveler has spent her breaks away from school living with Spanish bullfighters, dodging Maoist insurgencies in Nepal’s more remote areas, living in the mountains of Eastern Europe, and sleeping with machetes in the jungles of Costa Rica...
...around Truszkowska’s room—walls adorned with colorful hangings, a bright red “kurta,” or traditional Nepalese dress, hanging from her closet, and a humidifier in the corner to recreate a “tropical climate” reminiscent of Costa Rica—it’s difficult to see how she keeps the travel bug under control during the school year. But Truszkowska busies herself with her interest in women’s issues...
Global Volunteers is one of the oldest nonsectarian organizations to offer short-term "volunteer vacations." Kenny and Jackie Slutsky booked a two-week family trip to Carnitas, a small village in Costa Rica, where their team of 14 volunteers worked alongside a team of 14 locals to build a town recreation center. The work was physically demanding, but the whole family agrees that it's been their best vacation. "It's very rewarding to see something rise out of nothing," says Kenny, "and it was wonderful to see our kids be so nurturing to the local children--and be nurtured...