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Teen Ink Magazine, May 2002 : Travel Articles

Airport Headaches
Arrivingat Mumbai Airport,
my head splitting from:
hunger.
customs.
baggageclaim.

Of course our bags were the last to arrive.
Jumbling in acrowd, where
voices scream, and yell
in Bengali, Hindi, andMarathi.
Babies cry.
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From Outsider to Family
   From the moment I stepped off the plane, there was a complete change in ambiance. Thebanter of American greetings and slang was replaced by a combination of Hindi,Gujurati and other dialects that together formed an unending song in my ears.
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Memories of Summer
   I remember visiting Suni, India when I was five to see my grandparents. Other thantheir farm, all I remember is that miserable bridge, delicately spanning a dropthat seemed so steep that it was immeasurable.
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My Utopian Dream
Thisonion-topped palace, This gold-trimmed sanctuary,
This place of worship, Thisforsaken, window-filled dome,
This hard, oak-wood floor, This rainbow oforiental fabrics,
This crowd of peasants with possessions galore
Near fitfor an emperor happy on his ...
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Weekend in Spain
   Last fall I was looking for a place to break in my brand-new passport without breakingthe bank.
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