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Far Flung | December 20, 2012

By Andrea García-Vargas \\ The protestors started at Al-Husseini mosque, after the Friday noon prayer. They waited for dozens of praying men to finish their salah...

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Far Flung | December 20, 2012

By Eric Shapiro \\ When you spend too much time in a city, especially a foreign city, you grow mysteriously desensitized to life as it progresses around you. The...

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Far Flung: Permanent Resident
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Far Flung: Permanent Resident

Far Flung | December 19, 2011

By Aaron Kohn Relieved to land in Dulles, having feared Hurricane Irene would block my flight from Addis Ababa, I sit in the almost empty airport, keeping my fingers...

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Far Flung: Strangers on a Train
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Far Flung: Strangers on a Train

Creative, Far Flung | November 13, 2011

Rome —> Vienna. A route that promised many things—our first night train, some sacher tort on the other end, and a chance to stand outside the State Opera...

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Far Flung: Turkish Delight
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Far Flung: Turkish Delight

Creative, Far Flung | November 13, 2011

Two marble hands clasped in the center of the empty square. Nearby, my mother and I stood with our tour guide, observing the monument in quiet deference. No plaque...

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Far Flung | February 16, 2011

In this issue, the editors asked writers to muse on a surreal experience while abroad. Each of these travelers encounter moments of incongruity and discovery, whether...

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Far Flung | October 19, 2010

For this issue of The Current, we asked writers to submit stories centered around the theme of miscommunication while studying abroad. The three pieces that follow...

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Far Flung: Rascal
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Far Flung: Rascal

Far Flung | April 11, 2010

I noticed that he didn’t notice me. After a month in India, a westerner notices being overlooked. He was a busybody, making sure everyone was happy and that everything...

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Far Flung: Snapshots of Summer Travel
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Far Flung: Snapshots of Summer Travel

Far Flung | December 20, 2009

By Theo di Castri On trusting strangers and the power of lipstick We inscribe the name of the next major town onto a piece of cardboard with a Sharpie and stick...

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Far Flung: Holy Hell
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Far Flung: Holy Hell

Far Flung | November 11, 2009

Shuttered Storefronts in Hebron By Armin Rosen There is no single, agreed-upon route to the Arab side of Hebron. This gives the city the illusion of moving around...

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