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...dawn. For a while, New Orleans did feel like a part of America that was thriving. My friends and I relished the sweeping white columns of St. Louis Cathedral—a church flooded during Hurricane Katrina, but now glowing white and gold. In the French Quarter, we browsed souvenir shops, sampled pralines, and listened to a jazz band perform in an outdoor cafe. But after delighting in the bustle of the French Quarter, we saw another part of New Orleans that didn’t look like America at all—the Ninth Ward. Gabe Unger...
...lately, the northern Israeli site - also known as Tel Meggido - designated in the New Testament as the field of the final battle has become a popular tourist destination. Christians arrive by the busload eager to see the battleground where the world as we know it will end. At the souvenir shop, they flock to buy maps of where Jesus walked, and tiny vials of water from the Jordan River. The river may now be mostly a murky rivulet, but thousands of Evangelical Christians insist on being re-baptized in its waters...
...Pickford. He was flanked by movie stars Tony Leung (In The Mood For Love) and Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha), whose presence drew hordes of passersby to gawk from just outside the VIP enclosure, holding phones aloft in an attempt to capture a grainy souvenir. Ferruccio talked about how Shanghai was chosen for the exhibition's premiere partly because the city represented 'the future.' Let's hope they do something about the eye-watering, throat-searing pollution before the future actually arrives...
...from her experience traveling in South Africa. She is currently designing a chimney for thatched-roof huts that would provide heat and reduce the indoor air pollution that results from using wood fires to cook food indoors. And in addition to project ideas, Stenson returned home with a curious souvenir: dreadlocks, courtesy of a South African salon. Back on campus, Stenson stays active. An avid backpacker, she has served on the steering committee for the Freshman Outdoor Program for two years, in addition to running in the Boston Marathon her sophomore and junior year and playing rugby her freshman year...
...extravagance for many. Still, a local visitor, Zhang Zihua, says she'll return. "I want to bring my daughter," Zhang says. "I want her to work hard to travel to Europe when she's older." To lure the 10-year-old, Zhang is taking home an irresistible souvenir: a box of imported Swiss chocolates...