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Attention to duty

Pushing away from the gate at Narita Airport blends routine and ritual.
May I take your trash?

For a Guatemalan immigrant, yard sales were a bonanza – and an export opportunity.
A morning with Oscar

An 'occasional' gardener, he shows up to coax beauty out of winter-ravaged beds.
An American (cat) in Paris

Chuck escaped off the apartment balcony, leaving his owners to fret in broken French.
Running with sheep

In Djibouti, a foreigner's early-morning jogs open up a world of curious encounters.
Let's build SOMETHING!

Father and son reignite a stalled project before childhood slips away.
Our jasmine revolution

The rebellion is bolstered by 200 Facebook friends and nonviolent protests... just like any normal teenager!
Flowers for mom

Three young brothers head to the local store for a Mother's Day gift that will last forever.
A different kind of riches

Despite food shortages and hyperinflation, I've often felt wealthy in the past decade.
Art of the deal? It's chewing the fat.

The writer learned the art of the preamble before launching into any farm negotiation.
The making of families

On an island in Micronesia, a foreigner discovers a unique way to tackle loneliness.
Why I drive an old car

As we roll along in a two-decades-old Dodge, my son winces and dreams of Mustangs.
In a league of their own

An American ventures into Kenyan marathoner territory.
How I became famous

Mistaken for some character actor, I played along – curious as to who I was meant to be.
A cook divided

Married to a man who liked his eggs well done, her mom would find a moister culinary path.
Taming those ums and ers

A 5-year-old learns to order his thoughts and speak clearly.
A photo and a simple question

A young Vietnamese girl tells her dream to a foreign photographer.
My own March Madness memory

Two hard-playing hoopsters knocked heads before forging a friendship.
The kindness of strangers

Even as the government of Zimbabwe trumpets hostility to whites, a foreign resident of the country recalls how well she has been treated by locals.
When Freedom throws a party

Thinking her son is intrigued by freedom, a mother struggles to explain the concept in 5-year-old terms.