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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By lakbayhiraya | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry
The pomelo thorn struck a nerve. The pain was white hot and my world stopped for a sec. No turning back, I thought. I was in Buscalan village in the province of Kalinga to meet Fang-Od, the last "mambabatok" or traditional tattoo artist of the Butbut ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By hirayamanawari | Views [192] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that I communed with a tree. Akin to that imagined nestling place of Peter Pan and his lost boys. It is something comparable to Avatar whenever members of the Na’vi tribe tie strings with the Tree of Soul. Fortunately, I do not ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By inabina | Views [196] | Scholarship Entry
As I lugged my baggage around the Charles De Gaulle Airport, I could not believe I was bound for home in 3 hours. Four months ago, I was very anxious about leaving the Philippines. Back then, I was this awkward nerd who envisioned life as climbing the ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By hawariatp | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
It’s more fun in the Philippines I believe I am those lucky people who somehow stumbled across a path which had great traveling opportunities now and then for work or sign seeing purposes. One of those heaven sent chances opened up on my path last February ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By mistang | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
Two hours ago, a bus took our Anthropology class from Manila to the quiet municipality of Botolan, Zambales for a two-day field trip. We are staying in a wooden hut beside our foster family’s small house. As it gets dark, we prepare dinner for Nanay Loreta, ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By tylermccloskey | Views [1816] | Scholarship Entry
“Ty!” It’s too early for this. “Ty! Breakfast, Ty!” I know what this means, what "breakfast" means. It means the same thing I’d choked back at 6 am for the past half year—dinuguan, pig blood and bowel stew. I expected challenges in Peace Corps Philippines, ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By firsttimeintacloban | Views [255] | Scholarship Entry
I was surprised the plane to Tacloban, the major city in the Philippines hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan, is a big one, and it is almost full. There are foreigners and Filipinos. The last people that got on the flight is a team wearing green uniforms, with ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By cobsilicious | Views [795] | Scholarship Entry
The cold soaks into my bones as I inch my way into the mouth of Lumiang Burial Cave. I keep close to the ground, afraid of tumbling down into the darkness. Our guide raises an eyebrow but politely refrains from smirking. Can I blame him? He is doing the ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By whereswallytheresheis | Views [134] | Scholarship Entry
“You have to come with me. It’s unreal!” my friend, appearing out of nowhere and in a frantic tone said. I was not perplexed. I am busy wringing out the last bit of water from my underwear so it could dry overnight. I stared at her with a blank expression.... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By monasjourney | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry
“What do you want to eat?” asked a petite native Boholano. “I’m starved. Fresh lapu-lapu (grouper) with soup, home cook style please!” I’ll never forget this conversation about my most awaited meal of the day, brunch! We have been snorkelling in the Balicasag ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By kristianofilipino | Views [233] | Scholarship Entry
In the heat of that summer morning, as the sun’s rays penetrate the window, I wake up to the surprise of an unnerving sight: our bus was only inches from off a cliff, as the mountain dirt road we were on was barely wide enough that a simple mistake maneuvering ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By alyssamartinez | Views [260] | Scholarship Entry
I'm swimming through the water over the wrinkled rocks and dark seaweeds. Gently moving forward, I could see a school of colorful tiny fishes swimming away and hurriedly hides inside the corals as I approach. I'm snorkeling, floating in silence as I enjoy ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By zacharyriskin | Views [214] | Scholarship Entry
The captain dropped our boat’s contorted rudder in the middle of the rotten deck. He barked out orders to his three-man crew as frequently as waves twice our height plowed into us. I only had myself to blame for getting caught in the middle of a stormy ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By blushing_siren | Views [235] | Scholarship Entry
Wouldn't it have been crazy if we were born into our dream places? Forget the people we were born to and instead, focus on the places where we were born into. Wouldn't that have presented better opportunities for us to know ourselves? I guess we will ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By rachelljz | Views [351] | Scholarship Entry
I couldn’t see. I tried to calm myself and breathe normally, but instead, seawater trickled down my nasal cavity. I instinctively reacted, pushing my flippers hard on the seaweed sodden sand. Breaking the surface, I yanked my seawater-filled mask from ... Read more >
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