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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By hashemgad | Views [318] | Scholarship Entry
The air was crisp. The clouds blanketed the sky, fractured and fragmented by rays of light which seeped like honey over the silent hills. The dew drenched grass seemed to shimmer as the car pulled up by the pavement. I walked down the gravel path, treading ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mjstinson | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
“In the old days,” Colm says, “parades meant three solid days of violence. Now it’s more like three solid hours.” The five of us are clustered in the dark near the edge of the River Foyle, wearing the fluorescent orange jackets that identify us as emergency ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By larredm | Views [209] | Scholarship Entry
Running my hands through the sand as I gather my thoughts, I feel relaxed and peaceful. It’s a warm night; humid but with a refreshing breeze. Pleasantly detached from my usual pragmatic conscience, I have been watching capricious flames dance above the ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By filipina-persona | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry
'" The boys in the street just greeted me .hello joe! and i hate it".This didn't mean a thing to me until I've finally learned the ways and a bit of culture of an educated British guy. Will you always use a knife and a fork ? and he laughed so loud.This ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By mls | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
‘The last one is yours,’ I said, holding out the plastic box reluctantly. A month earlier, I had walked in the living room and announced we were going to London – out of the blue, like all great ideas. ‘Um, why?’ had asked my flatmate. I had shrugged.... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By soulsurfer | Views [340] | Scholarship Entry
Sun gleamed off the metal as I stepped out from the old Vectra and shut the door behind me. I looked around for the little green box which said ‘Pay and display’. I spotted it at a distance. A gentleman was fiddling with it. The cathedral of Tintern ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By drewandted | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By cid_achdran | Views [228] | Scholarship Entry
The pub we were sitting in was unremarkable for Scotland: low-ceiling, cramped tables, dark wood-paneled walls, crowded, loud. My friends and I huddled around a high bar table, sipping pints and bantering as humanities graduate students do. Our cohort ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By youngy | Views [212] | Scholarship Entry
The Scottish Highlands can be rugged, tough and wild. It can also be overwhelmingly beautiful and peaceful. The mountains, picturesque lochs and undulating countryside is the perfect setting for the postcard you have been looking for to send home to the ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By undergroundsurfer | Views [1354] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
The train pulls onto the platform whilst a dishevelled, agitated and belligerent me pushes my way to the front of the rush hour scramble. I have mastered the art of ‘sway-dominance’ – the ability to refrain from touching anything or anyone in the sardine ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By clareblois | Views [161] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
‘Come, don’t be afraid’ he said. He carried a machete which glinted in the patchy sunlight. Dusk was beginning to fall like thick dust and I could no longer see the blue ocean to regain the overgrown path that followed it. I was lost. I was a little ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By katrina_curtis89 | Views [327]
Well I officially have 1 week until I leave for Thailand. I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. I've finished work and went to my last football game last night, thanks for a brilliant 3 - 0 boys!! ITFC!!!
I've got my flights booked and my ... Read more >
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By rob39 | Views [164] | Scholarship Entry
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe stands on undulating ground, walking distance from the Brandenburg Gate and the old Reich Chancellery. Nearly 3000 concrete slabs of differing height in a grid, under a darkening Berlin sky. They’re not supposed ... Read more >
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By benedictjdoran | Photo Gallery
Just a few pictures of me so everyone can get to know me that little bit better!
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [444]
Less than two weeks to go now!!
Flights, insurance, jags, course completed and passed, visa received, have left work, leaving drinks and have packed my room and moved back to mums! The last few weeks have been crazy busy but now it's time to relax ... Read more >
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