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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By edthestudent | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry
I was in the dentist's office when there was the sound of the door sliding open and sandals stepping onto the linoleum floor. A dental hygienist set a second fan to blow towards the multiple beads of sweat forming on my brow, smiled, gave me a thumbs ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By thegracetrip | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
It was an early afternoon at Chiangmai’s central bus station. The sun was strong but there were still some chilling wind. I enjoyed the breeze and headed to a ticket counter. Better go by van, it always takes less time, that what I thought. What time ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By hungryblonde | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry
A visit to Thailand is not complete without some type of elephant “experience,” but many of the parks and preserves have a much darker side. While seen as sacred, too often the elephants are abused and exploited. Located near Chiang Mai, the Elephant ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By drashtithakrar | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry
The mattress of my bed suddenly seemed to gradually disintegrate into tiny granules of sand. My blanket started sluggishly moving away from my body and then all at once, a jolt of cold gust woke me up and left me with goose bumps. As soon as my eyes opened, ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By paulsnider | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry
“Don’t hang off the back. I don’t want to see your head rolling down the highway.” Our project director was always the somewhat morbid voice of caution. And for good reason – we were entrusted with the lives of 40 high schoolers for four weeks of a service ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By matejsk | Views [135] | Scholarship Entry
Did you know you can board Airbus A380 with a huge gun? Me neither. Just as I did not know what to do in Bangkok when having arrived two days earlier. Surely, it is a great city, but having been there six times and having just arrived from wonderful Lao ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By madelineroyals | Views [120] | Scholarship Entry
I listened to the sound of the rain in the jungle. It sounds like a rain Forrest, pitter patter pitter patter go the rain drops, from the sky full of clouds. Onto the trees, the plants, the animals, and finally to the ground onto the grass giving the ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By saejareynis | Views [162] | Scholarship Entry
Trust yourself Waking up at 5:30 every morning for the past seven days has been hard, were we not on a vacation? Well we must be, we are in Thailand there is no denying that, the heat itself is giving it away. We had been washing ourselves with cold ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By melsmith | Views [134] | Scholarship Entry
The gentle, swaying movement of the elephant underneath us was mesmerising. The slightly fearful, huddled body language of the children gradually gave way to smiles and bright eyed wonder, as our majestic grey lady strolled through the forest, guided ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By annette | Views [526] | Scholarship Entry
“1,237 steps,” a sign warned. We craned our necks to see the temple atop the mountain. The golden capstone shined in the late morning sun, visible for miles around. We wanted to climb to the top. It was not difficult to begin with. The stairs rose steadily ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By earthacker | Views [494] | Scholarship Entry
“When you’re young you have time and energy but no money. When you get older you have money and energy but no time. And later when you finally have time and money, you no longer have energy.” ~Annette Gulick Two hundred Thai Bahts ($6) was exactly what ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By travellingbee | Views [116] | Scholarship Entry
I’m holding on to my bag like an old lady just about to get robbed. My friend Sarah has suddenly stuck her head in from the curtains covering my bunk bed, looking like a floating head in a magician’s show. She pushes the heavy drapes aside, allowing the ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By nicolawing | Views [220] | Scholarship Entry
When you arrive in Chiang Mai and start mingling with other travellers about what is popular to do, everyone will tell you you have to go to Pai. A few days later, I was convinced and curious about this tiny little Northern village that had everyone ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By kislorod | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry
The sea in which I bathe is called the Andaman. Today is a holiday and the beach is packed with Thais. They sit everywhere in groups. On the tracks near the beach they spread out some rags and eat things which seem strange. They have fun. On the beach ... Read more >
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Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ionamac | Views [155] | Scholarship Entry
Engulfed in an aqua elixir, I fill my lungs with solitude and lay in the typical tourist position - star-fished, buoyant, and ironically not too dissimilar to my inner driftwood that found me here, floating in the animated blue waters of Pileh Bay, Ko ... Read more >
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