Destination: Mexico

First Trip to Mexico

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By travelinghooligan | Views [198] | Scholarship Entry

The first time that I went to Mexico I was thirteen. I remember not wanting to leave California. I did not want to leave my friends and I did not want to be without my video games. We did not take a plane. Instead, my dad and uncle switched off driving ... Read more >

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The Dangers of Cortez

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By germericanqt | Views [218] | Scholarship Entry

We spent over two hours descending the black cliffs and preparing for the dive. Now, finally in the tumultuous, murky waters, I squint through my diving mask as one of my friends—I can’t tell which, I haven’t color-coded them by goggles yet—fires a spear ... Read more >

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City Of Shades

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By amzingtravel | Views [113] | Scholarship Entry

Mexico City , one of the biggest cities in the world, with millions of people living in a short space bearly knowing that this city have history , bearly knowing about their own existence and less care about being happy and more interesting in survive ... Read more >

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A True Noche Buena

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By jdhkiwibird | Views [152] | Scholarship Entry

The clock strikes midnight and my freshly 18 year old face is thrust forwards into the birthday cake. The onlookers laugh as I emerge, chocolate icing dripping from my chin, and even my indignant self can manage a smile. I wipe my face clean and begin ... Read more >

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A transformational trip to Mexico and the Mayans

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By iiiiniiii | Views [125] | Scholarship Entry

How did I end up in a Mexican Chaman ritual? Two months before a friend of mine came to London. As he was talking to me about Teotihuacan and its ancient history or Cholula and its widest pyramid on earth I was growing into the idea of finally visiting ... Read more >

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Crossing Over

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By shadymama | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry

We meet in the bus terminal, both of us cramped and exhausted, and when he offers to walk me across the border I am suspicious, but only at first. His name is Scotty, which doesn't fit his face – tufts of gray hair sprout from his ears and upper lip – ... Read more >

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One day from a dream come true

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By oido_chekti | Views [205] | Scholarship Entry

I was born in a small village of a mountainous Kyrgyzstan. In October 2010 the biggest dream of mine came true; I visited one of the most amazing countries – Mexico. It was the very first time I crossed the borders of my country. The road from Bishkek ... Read more >

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I got lost

Tue, 13 May 2014 | By luzmeetseurope | Views [117] | Scholarship Entry

The first time I want to Europe, I got lost because I arrive late to get the tour bus, instead of being afraid I just took out my map from my backpack and walked by myself in Paris this was the most amazing memory that I have of that travel. That give ... Read more >

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OMETEPE, the lagoon within a volcanic island-lake

Mon, 12 May 2014 | By kaleidoscopic | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry

This is the first time I will climb a volcano! I say to myself as I wake up at sunrise, have breakfast with a friend to meet our local guide,a friendly local teenager, named Juan, he showed us a short cut to the base of the volcano and on our way up he ... Read more >

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Photos: The Caribbean

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By islamar | Photo Gallery

The Mayan paradise

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By islamar | Views [132] | Scholarship Entry

The history of Mexico is vast, rich and mysterious. I´ve always been intrigued by my country´s past and I´ve been fortunate enough to be able to visit some of the places I saw on my History books when I was little. Tulum always interested me: these ... Read more >

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Dirty Socks

Sun, 11 May 2014 | By mysongbirdsoul | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry

Dirty Socks I’m standing in the middle of a creek, soapy hands tingling from the chilly water, ears ringing with the laughter of nude children daring the cold plunge, and the strange music of a foreign language swirling around me like the stream as the ... Read more >

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A timeless tradition

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By chicadelsol | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry

Heat pulses off the walls in waves. Steam thick with the smell of plants, pungent and sharp, snakes into my lungs, burning as it enters. Rosa reaches into the ice water at her feet, pulls out a dripping cloth and lays it on her face. The water coats her ... Read more >

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Am I Home?

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By littlelover | Views [113] | Scholarship Entry

When you go to a place you have never been before, the one thought on your mind is "what am I doing here?" Well how did you get there? The first time I went to Mexico was beyond amazing yet weird at the same time. I stayed at my family's house in a little ... Read more >

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Photos: Mixtlán

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By epiphonein | Photo Gallery