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Mary Chapin Carpenter

My sisters and I were fortunate to travel through Asia and Europe at very young ages. We confronted extraordinary beauty in Athens and unspeakable poverty in India.

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Mary Chapin Carpenter describes how her early travels exposed her to both remarkable sights and harsh realities. She highlights the contrast between the impressive beauty she saw in Athens and the severe hardship she witnessed in India.

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