On the coast

Back at Thushan's uncle's house, his cousin, Kamani, gives Thushan a lesson in Sinhalese, one of the three official languages of the country (the others being Tamil and English). Since his family moved to America when he was nine months old, Thushan can only understand his native language, but cannot speak or read it.

Quiet day in Istanbul

05.16.2008 | Istanbul, Turkey
With a lot of work to catch up on, we took it easy today and only caught a glimpse of the Blue Mosque at night.

Beirut or bust

05.20.2008 | Beirut, Lebanon
With no time to waste, and reports on the ground of an end to fighting in Lebanon, we head through the mountains to Beirut.

Mexico City redux

01.31.2008 | Mexico City, Mexico
After a full month in Mexico and Central America, we're out of here, heading even further south, on the other side of the equator to Bu...
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