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Thu, 28 Sep 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [937] | Comments [1]
So after 36 weeks of Japanese lessons, at four hours per day, tomorrow (Friday) will be my very last day at Japanese school. Overall, it has been a positive experience. I got to learn Japanese up to the standard of what my teachers would describe as ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 23 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [892]
On Friday we had a class excursion to Kyoto to make pottery. I love that that's a thing we can do. Not the pottery so much as just going to Kyoto for a class excursion. My parents were notably less thrilled about the entire thing, and advised me to ... Read more >
Tags: kyoto, middle schoolers, namesake, pottery, temple, views
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 | By brentoc | Views [777]
First, a disclaimer of sorts... this might not be a fun story to read, but i wanted to write about some problems here... So not everything in Japan has been amazing & fun on this trip... Every day at the beach i was reminded of a problem which i ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 | By loulevick | Views [511]
It's official now, so I feel like I'm allowed to let people know. I got the visa, and in less than a week, I'll be flying to China for two weddings. Xin & Susan are Chinese, but reside in Brisbane, Australia. They are returning to China and will ... Read more >
Tags: wedding
Thu, 19 Jun 2014 | By emmac_5 | Views [474]
I'm heading home. It might seem like a strange time to begin recording my travel, but this is when the excitement, trepidation, and anticipation begins. To get where I am, I flew over an ocean. To get back to where I began, I'm going to travel by land.... Read more >
Tags: blathering, leaving, life
Sun, 6 Sep 2015 | By ecb-films | Views [421] | Video | Scholarship Entry
My name is Esperanza Benavides, and the Columbia Travel Scholarship is the optimal path to my career in as diverse Film Director. After graduating Columbia College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Film & Video, I was an Independent Director and freelancer.... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Sat, 23 May 2015 | By | Views [287] | Scholarship Entry
"Kyoto is for temple hopping." That’s what all the guidebooks told me. I grew up in Asia- I had seen them all. The prospect spending my holiday to visiting even more temples didn't particularly arouse me. It’s probably how the French would feel if they ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [266] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
At 23, I had little curiosity for the world out there. I was content where I was, not realizing that the city I lived in was merely a dot-- almost invisible to the naked eye--on the map. At 24, a question was inexplicably instilled in me. And what better ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery
The first two days
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Tags: coffee, temple
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 | By copperowl | Photo Gallery
Photos from the Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki
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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By jakasantri | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I'm 22 years old man, a young, wild and free energetic person, who lived his life as fun as he can.
I want to get more experience as a photographer, and absolutely, travel around the world and taking pictures while travelling it's my dream.
And ...
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Mon, 7 Jan 2013 | By inaka | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
When I was growing up I used to spend every summer visiting my grandparents in their beautiful redwood house in California. One of the things I most looked forward too was looking through all the National Geographic magazines that my grandfather had ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By rjallen | Photo Gallery
Osanbashi, Yamashita Park, Chinatown
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Fri, 14 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By magudo | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
These photos represent a little part of my last days living in Japan last year, they show the night climbing and later breathtaking sunrise at the top of the Mount Fuji.
My name is Juan Agudo and I am a Spanish engineer specialized in marketing whose ...
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Tags: japan, matsuri, mount fuji, yukatas