Article: How she does it.(beat the clock: GET TIME ON YOUR SIDE)

Kwamia Rawls, 33, a Ph.D. student and mother of two from West Orange, NJ, who now lives near Basel, Switzerland, shares her secrets for keeping her family--and herself-happy while living far from home.

What do you miss most about the U.S.?

Choice. I can only find moisturizing conditioner in the ethnic section of Basel. I can't shop on Sundays because markets are closed. I had to go to seven different stores to buy black beans--I finally found them at a specialty market over the border in Germany. I've realized that our choices in the U.S. reflect our population's diversity.

How do you stay connected to home?

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