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...spread out in two rows in the hallway, like I had food on my face or something," she says. During her brief hiatus, her classmates did nothing but talk about how they should act when she returned. A few offered clumsy condolences, likening her plight to that of a distant relative's dying. One friend said she knew exactly how Hilary felt because her parents were getting divorced. Someone thought the kids should start clearing out their piggy banks to raise money for victims' families; over the next five days, the class amassed 68,000 pennies...
...doubts her faith but as if she doubts everything else--her place in this world most of all. A few weeks ago, she watched on the news as a plane fighting forest fires crashed in a spectacular fireball. One expected some reaction, but her eyes were distant. She said something vague about the world coming to an end, a thought that didn't seem to trouble her much. God calls, and you have to answer...
...tours by four-wheel-drive vehicles, but they are usually noisy, and the smell of diesel exhaust obliterates the rich scents of the flora. Thankfully, the drivers stall their engines at intervals. As the sounds of the forest fill in the silence, visitors may detect bison or deer in distant clearings or hear elephants trumpeting from afar. For a more organic transportation option, try a guided tour on the back of an elephant?the maharajas hunted in this style. You can also reserve an evening in a crude wooden watchtower called a machaan, where you can stealthily observe a watering...
That night on the train in Sukhbaatar I wondered if such concepts as eco-tourism and international development aid seemed distant for Mongolians. The experience of Mongolians has a way of showing that life is more complex than such theories, though life usually centers on very basic and ordinary needs. Even, or especially, in Mongolia...
...found the discovery of Toumai quite interesting, as I have always enjoyed meeting new relatives, no matter how distant. Although this ancestor does not resemble any relatives that I've seen before, your artist's rendition bears a striking resemblance to the storybook monkey Curious George, a childhood favorite. But where does the Man with the Yellow Hat fit into our family tree? JON HERSHEY Akron, Ohio...