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...Grenoble) reflect more than just the tremendous opportunities available to Harvard students (the first two legs of my European trip have been generously funded by College research grants). They reflect a realization that the summer months are liberating because they allow us to escape the ordinary and try something fresh and exciting. Paving our own roads in Cartagena, Cairo, and Calcutta, we chase experience and success that we cannot define, will never completely realize, and yet are still more real than any transcript the Registrar can give us.Tonight I will ride the Fung Wah to New York, and by Sunday...
...really eat dogs? The answer to this question - as I told my worried Bhutanese guide, who like many in the staunchly Buddhist country considers canines to be only slightly below humans in the karmic heirarchy - was yes, but. Yes, Chinese, particularly in the south, do have a taste for fresh dog meat. But in recent years, urban pet ownership has skyrocketed, as yuppies (or Chuppies, as they're locally dubbed) find a poodle or a schnauzer or a schnoodle (a cross between the two breeds) the perfect accompaniment to their modern lives. Just a couple years ago, my own miniature...
...road still rewards the curious and those with time enough to appreciate its majesty. The sheer length of the national highway, its obstinate sameness, means the journey can be a lonely and humbling experience, especially so for those in a hurry. So slow down, take in the view with fresh eyes, and meet some of the characters who live on Australia's premier route...
...strip of seaside nightclubs and famous bouzoukia (clubs with live Greek music). Or veer right, as I would, toward the Peace and Friendship Stadium. From there, walk half a mile to discover Greece's most picturesque small harbor, Mikrolimano. Then, visit the Dourambeis restaurant for a dinner of fresh fish and luxurious salads...
...their homes. Israeli troops have deployed at the northern end of Jibbayn, cutting the road to Teir Harfa village to which the UNIFIL convoy was hoping to proceed. "The Israelis have invaded our homes," wails Mustafa Kheir, 65, who says he refuses to leave Jibbayn because his crop of fresh tobacco leaves from which he derives a meager income is drying in the sun on a wire rack beside his house...