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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By kacie-st | Views [337] | Scholarship Entry
There were no bangs, no rattling, nor clouds of smoke, but when the RV rolled to a halt of its own volition, there was no mistaking it - we were broken down. My boyfriend and I were still within the first leg of our circuitous journey of the Western US.... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By planetlena | Views [147] | Scholarship Entry
My life has taken me through a lot of obstacles, I guess I'd be afraid if it hadn't though. The point of life is to take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions and experiences to guide you on a journey to the end of it all. Maybe that sounds a little ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By inkweaver101 | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry
Among the midst of the busy US1 road and rumbles of the metro train passing by, lies a piece of tranquility yet a hint of adventure in the heart of Coconut Grove. A masterpiece with Italian accents nestled in the comfort and safety of old age Oaks and ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By klv983 | Views [193] | Scholarship Entry
Rain spattered against the windows of terminal C. My mother's face was stern as she stared at the wall of monitors before her. Each screen flashed cancellation & delayed statuses. My mother turned to me, "Maybe you should come home tonight & then I'll ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By timetotravel | Views [173] | Scholarship Entry
I still remember the first time walking down the street in downtown Seattle by myself. I was an international student at a college there. It was a real adventure for a teenage girl like me to live far away from home in a foreign city. I started college ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By man_unstuck | Views [331] | Scholarship Entry
I had retreated into a Corner of Gulu, Uganda, believing a redundant schedule of waking up late, reading paperbacks under an impossibly blue sky, and wandering from one souvenir store to another constituted “living.” Hesitant to leave this Corner, I frowned ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By karacardwell | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry
Being that it’s my first time in California, I can’t tell if taking in a dark warm night filled with cool colors, mild traffic, and gargantuan billboards always produce feelings of nausea. My brain feeling like it wants to throw up is new to me. So is ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By betweentwoboroughs | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry
“Why you just standing there? MOVE!” “Thanks, asshole”, I thought in my head - I wasn’t brave enough to yell at a guy who looked like a hairy Popeye. We stood on the corner for about 30 seconds before we decided to go right, about to explore our new ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By scholarshipentry2014 | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry
“Okay, does anybody have any questions?” my whitewater rafting instructor inquired as we shoved the raft into the water. “The river doesn’t start off rough until about twenty minutes in so please let me know if you’re confused about how to pedal properly.... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By spring_chaser | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry
“Your hands are cold!” Big Al blurts as he grabs my hands after seeing fear on my face. My Albanian-American cab driver in Connecticut saw and felt the fear running in my blood, or my lack of it. He adjusts the air-conditioning to make me comfortable.... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By gracie_versus_the_eu | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry
Toes on the edge of the red brick sidewalk, I look to the left. There’s no way. A river of motorbikes ten-deep buzzes along in front of me, its chorus of beeps and thrums overwhelming all my other senses. There’s no crosswalk here but it wouldn’t make ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By luizcanedo | Views [278] | Scholarship Entry
Few days ago I was leaving Vancouver, Canada in an attempt to return to my home in Monterrey, Mexico. the plan was to go all the way through the West Coast as a Busker (a street musician). Seattle was my first stop. I crossed the Canadian border with ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By vcgirvin | Views [369] | Scholarship Entry
Lights make our modern world shine from the heavens, and we have mastered the art of illumination in thousands of ways to allow us to live life when the sun is farthest from our view. Yet, for all of the scientific mastery that we have imposed upon the ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By breninator | Views [203] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day I caught the travel bug. It was actually a warm July night; I was sitting on the edge of a fountain, somewhere in Rome, shouting the lyrics to Radiohead’s “Creep,” with my four newest friends. One of them, Angelo, owned a gelato ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By sensory-tourist | Views [129] | Scholarship Entry
Dusk was upon us. And with the sun setting at an alarming pace, my brother and I probably should have been making our way out of the wilderness of California's King's Canyon national park. They had told us, at the visitor centre, to watch out for wild ... Read more >
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