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I inhaled deeply, savoring the smell of roasted garlic, browned lamb, and exotic spices that perfumed my aunt Noura and...

My family tree is not lush and bountiful. Instead, its branches have been savagely pruned; sometimes entire limbs were sheared...

A year after my Google discovery, in 2002, I was feeling philosophical. Like so many people, I was struck by...

I pull my kayak onto the muddy riverbank, spark up a small fire from dry brush and begin my nightly...

We arrived by bus late in the day at Camana, a tiny town north of the Chilean border. The famed...