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...Ethel's Chocolate Lounge in their Chicago neighborhood. The pair ooh and ah over the plush pink furniture and giggle about the writing on the walls ("Is it a tryst if it's with a truffle?") before settling into chairs on the brick patio with two iced mocha drinks. "Oh, my gosh," Schlamadinger sighs happily. "I love it here...
...inspire cross-cultural understanding. For instance, schools throughout the West should teach how Islamic civilization helped give birth to the European Renaissance. Some of the first universities in recorded history sprang up in 3rd century Iran, 9th century Baghdad and 10th century Cairo. The Muslim world gave us mocha coffee, the guitar and even the Spanish expression olé! (which has its root in the Arabic word Allah). Muslim students would learn there is no shame in defending the values of pluralism. Non-Muslim students would learn that those values took great inspiration from Islamic culture. All would learn that Islam...
...eclectic the word for the menu at Bootsie, Winky & Miss Maud in Washington, where Owner-Chef Bob Green beguiles illustrious visitors like Sandra Day O'Connor with fresh pickled trout Hemingway; New England baked stuffed clams; Philadelphia submarines; winter cabbage leaf stuffed with sausage, rice and cashew nuts; and mocha butter crunch pie. One favorite here is the $5 meal consisting of peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, all the milk you can drink and half a dozen Toll House cookies. Notes Green: "To be really authentic we even have Marshmallow Fluff for those who want it." Similarly, there...
...year-old dream. Suddenly things look very different for next year. I’ll have to find roommates, and an apartment. I’ll have a driving commute. I won’t have my father’s shrimp scampi or my mother’s mocha cake every weekend. Guess what? I’m a little excited...
Once on the other side of Johnston Gate, however, things looked considerably different. Instead of engaging in philosophical discourse while sipping mocha in between classes, I stood in line at Annenberg for chicken marsala and stumbled through awkward introductions with my new classmates (Rena Xu; Holworthy; Pittsburgh; Biochemistry). Instead of reaching enlightenment in a stately wood-paneled chamber, I found my way to Cabot Library (“They never showed THIS in the brochures!” my freshman roommate exclaimed indignantly). And far from knowing instinctively where my niche at this large school lay, I treaded uncertainly...