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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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