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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By maisondrmartin | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry
When I was just an early teen, I had read a book called “The Wall”. In one sentence, the story would be like that: one man who get lost into world’s end finally end up to be one broad flat wall. Maybe sounds stupid, and it was definitely stupid specially ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By bianci | Views [195] | Scholarship Entry
Waking up at the shores of Lake Ohrid is pretty amazing in its own right. A sole fisherman was sitting in his boat, while I took a plunge into the crystal clear water and let the smoothness of the moment refresh my body and mind. Back then I couldn’t ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By gcteves | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry
My blinking became blurry and I could feel wetness in my eyes. It was about then that I raised my hand to hide the wobble that had started on my chin. I was grateful that it was just the two of us sitting on the couch together. Filipa, the hostel owner, ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By emilymeller | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
The skull is staring at me. She – let’s call her Maria - is embedded in concrete, shrunken and yellowed, stacked in a wall of thousands more exactly like her. It is not only skulls that are decoratively arranged around the door frames and arches of the ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By curiosityapproach | Views [161] | Scholarship Entry
We hiked for nearly two hours on dirt paths along the Algarve coast, stopping only briefly at the beaches along the way. There was a destination in mind that day: Ponta da Piedade. Until I arrived I was sure that kind of paradise only existed in paintings ... Read more >
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Mon, 12 May 2014 | By kellychastain | Views [2184] | Scholarship Entry
Four months ago today, I found myself inside Lisbon’s Santa Maria hospital. I hadn’t pitched headfirst down the metro stairs while taking photos of azulejos-covered façades, or been mugged in the tangled medieval streets of Alfama. No one fished me out ... Read more >
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Sun, 11 May 2014 | By paljajaluasfaldil | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry
It is 28 degrees out today! I have discreetly escaped indoors avoiding getting those extra brown spots that appear on my frail Nordic skin like people to the queue for a tourist attraction. Welding sounds from downstairs are periodically muffling Eddie ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 May 2014 | By catitook | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry
I was about to cry and burst out laughing. The situation extended my expectations and I had no clue how to react. A guy was dancing provocatively 30cm away from me, looking into my eyes. He was even rhythmically clapping his butt at times. I was so surprised ... Read more >
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Fri, 9 May 2014 | By surfingbyacouch | Views [240] | Scholarship Entry
Before travelling to Portugal, I had no idea where was it on the map. What I only had in mind about it was "Cristiano Ronaldo", as many people asked me to send him warm greetings, when they knew about my trip to Portugal. It was my first time to get to ... Read more >
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Thu, 8 May 2014 | By charlene_pais | Views [241] | Scholarship Entry
It started when the Portuguese braved the waves in 1415.Whilst they were discovering cinnamon and Brazil,I was but a fine idea in my Creator’s mind. Now fast forward 145 years. A South African blue-eyed beauty married a Portuguese(without a corner shop) ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 May 2014 | By consultingnomad | Views [250]
When people talk about love and relationships I would often find myself twiddling my thumbs, I am young and am yet to experience either - at least with a person. But you see my greatest love affair of all has been with the world. I've swam with ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 May 2014 | By euroclicks | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry
I'll never forget the day that took off from Greece to go to my fist European destination with my little compact camera! It was a blossomed spring May in 1999. Commenious was the name of that magic European programme that offered me the chance of my first ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 May 2014 | By polynesiantraveller | Views [120] | Scholarship Entry
I´ll never forget arriving in Portugal, absolutely awe struck , so many people in the airport whizzing by , but finally made my to the information booth to catch my train to Oporto. What was installed for me ? Passing the beautiful country side and making ... Read more >
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Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By trishmorais | Views [228] | Scholarship Entry
I will never forget the day I asled myself: "if I died now, would I have lived enough?" The answer was yes, even though I was just a fifteen year old girl who never even had known love. And the reason for this is because I was born lucky. Lucky to have ... Read more >
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By whatyoumakenotuptofate | Views [225] | Scholarship Entry
The year was 1996, I was about to turn seven. I will never forget the smell getting off the plane. Canada was dry, here it was wet and salty. I had never heard of Portugal, but my parents said we were on an island. The ocean looked like a lake, but it ... Read more >
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