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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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Tue, 16 Apr 2013 | By slg_7 | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
As the rain picks up there is a flash from a single, large, white thunderbolt separating the air space. I move my earrings and any other metal from visibility into my pockets. The rain pelts hitting the water harder challenging the immense sound of nature, ... Read more >
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 | By happylittlewanderer | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry
Walking down Broad Street I can feel the shops on either side of me; they’re huddled together, eyeballs screwed tightly and they’re praying to the God of stores, 'please not me, please not me'. But it seems that their prayers are going unanswered because ... Read more >
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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 | By alleysun | Views [274] | Scholarship Entry
The first thing that hit me was the air. I cocked my head curiously, trying to decipher the scent. It was… nothing. No prawns and vinegar like the city I'd just come from, or exhaust and tobacco like home. I felt my rib cage growing; lungs expanding as ... Read more >
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By missiontraveler | Views [241] | Scholarship Entry
My first night in Edinburgh: the dinner and show at the restaurant included the celebration of the haggis. The haggis, specially prepared on a platter, was piped in by bagpipes. Then, the man presiding over the haggis ceremony recited the poem by Robert ... Read more >
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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By cwhistler | Views [341]
Just a quick overview of what I will be getting up to!
I am starting off my trip in Cochabamba, Bolivia for 10 weeks where I will be volunteering as a Physio as part of a project organised by Projects Abroad Pro. I will be working in a special ... Read more >
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 | By mechanicalpig | Views [326]
Got every thing sorted and feeling really excited :), question time on tv which I hate talking about thatcher. Was nice to have family say goodbye daddy seems a lot better now that he is taking more of the oxygen hope he is ok.
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 | By shaz | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 8 Apr 2013 | By keith_ruffles | Views [502] | Scholarship Entry
“They grow wild, you know” chuckled the grizzled old man, a pipe in his hand and a mischievous glint in his eye. “Oot there. In the hills.” I gazed in the direction of his outstretched arm, towards the mountains. Impossibly steep slopes tumbled into ... Read more >
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Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By sherlyfen | Views [311] | Scholarship Entry
“Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, We are now on our final approach into Heathrow International Airport in London, the current weather on the ground is approximately 10 Celsius, we’d like the flight attendants to prepare the cabin for arrival, fasten ... Read more >
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