Word: ruralism
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...chuckles of recognition. There are equally empathetic, if more sober, nods when Grace Chang Lucarelli, 32, speaking in a soft Texan drawl, recalls "people making fun of me" because she was one of the few Asian Americans in her town. The people around the table grew up in rural Texas, suburban New Jersey, upstate New York, small-town Virginia and the real O.C. But they are the children of parents who immigrated to the U.S. from India, the Philippines, Korea, Bangladesh and Taiwan. What they share, says Korean American Suzette Won Haas, 31, is the sense of "feeling like...
...Zheng Jie, it all came down to the nifty clothes. A lot of youngsters fall in love with tennis because of the exhilaration of a perfect ace or the thrilling geometry of a well-placed volley. But when Zheng was growing up in China's rural Sichuan province, she knew little about the game. The coaches who approached her in 1990, when she was seven years old, had to explain that tennis was like ping-pong, only with a bigger, fuzzier ball. Still, there were advantages to playing this strange sport. "Because my teammates and I were among the first...
...along with the policies of Rite Aid and Walgreens––is frightening, not least because of its practical implications. Wal-Mart runs 2,428 pharmacies across the country, and theirs is the only pharmacy within a reasonable distance of many rural communities. If Wal-Mart will not fill a prescription for EC, it may be impossible for a woman to fill her prescription quickly enough...
...wonder via the magnificent Western Ghat mountains. To join in, you need at least $6,000 in private sponsorship (plus $35 a day for fuel and fun) and a motorcycle license. What you get is the chance to ride a new, locally made Royal Enfield Bullet along unmapped rural Indian roads and see places like tiger reserves that are normally off-limits. The going can be tough, and some nights you sleep under canvas or just the stars. But, says Smith, "it's a life-changing experience, and good food, cold beer, clean sheets and fresh towels are always waiting...
...Cochin via the magnificent Western Ghat mountains. To join in, you need at least $6,000 in private sponsorship (plus $35 a day for fuel and fun) and a motorcycle license. What you get is the chance to ride a new, locally made Royal Enfield Bullet along unmapped rural Indian roads and see places like tiger reserves that are normally off-limits. The going can be tough, and some nights you sleep under canvas or just the stars. But, says Smith, "it's a life-changing experience, and good food, cold beer, clean sheets and fresh towels are always waiting...