Destination: USA

Photos: Indiejennie

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By indiejennie | Photo Gallery

Essence of Mexico

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By passionfortravel | Views [108] | Scholarship Entry

My first steps into a foreign country were met with a stifling deluge of heat and smell that, to this day, I associate with Mexico. Our plane rolled to a halt and lowered the stairs onto the middle of the tarmac. There was no jet bridge, no commuters ... Read more >

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What the bear does in the woods

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By carolinita66 | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry

I marvel at the ability of the dog skipping ahead in front of me as I lean forward into my stride, lungs burning. Raising dust as she scampers on, she disappears between the mighty trees looming over us; ancient totem poles whose distant tips erupt green ... Read more >

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Mexican Hat, Utah

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By peregrinator | Views [115] | Scholarship Entry

The sun was still bright in the sky as our bus passed the city limit of Mexican Hat, Utah, a remote desert settlement named as such due to an unusual rock formation that vaguely resembles a sombrero. We had been stranded there in a gas station for nearly ... Read more >

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The perception changer

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By conorfitzhenry | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry

I was caught in a snow storm in Philadelphia, the plan being next stop Big Apple. This was not an uncommon occurrence, it being two weeks after Christmas on the East Coast of America. Thinking back it feels like a sliding doors moment. If the snow storm ... Read more >

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Photos: Graffiti & Shades of N.Y.

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By sarasin | Flickr Photo Gallery

Spiritus Gitana

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By multuminparvo | Views [110] | Scholarship Entry

The bus stopped,from my window appeared a beautifully built building.Thick walls of medium height,the spot was surrounded with lots of gardens that made the place look heavenly charming.As I breath in the bracing air of Seattle my eyes dropped on a large ... Read more >

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Canyon Countdown

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By givemethetightrope | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry

4:15 am I sway on tired feet, bleary eyed, beneath a sky of glittering stars. Adrift in a thick and incoherent darkness that feels as if it is teeming with life, we are soon lost. Some time later, my mother begins to curse, lamenting the sacrifice ... Read more >

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The Sign

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By nadaisha | Views [315] | Scholarship Entry

My mind whispered positive affirmations of ‘It’s going to be fine’ and ‘You can do this’ but at the same time it snivels questions like ‘What are you doing here?’ and ‘How can you travel alone?’. ... Read more >

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Let The Current Take You

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By lobstertravel | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry

‘Okay, this next rapid is a tricky one. In fact, it’s the gnarliest we’re gonna go over all day. So listen up!’ The New River writhed. Currents contorted its surface, liquid cords twisting and smoothing beneath the murky skin like muscles in a labourer’s ... Read more >

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An Anthology of Rain (or, The Wicklow Mountains)

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By elcadeyrn | Views [1371] | Scholarship Entry

As could be expected, it was raining. Seven months before I'd left the USA to act on fantasies of finding 'my true home' in Scotland (admittedly influenced by an unnamed Disney princess) and attend university. Instead of home I found rain fresh from ... Read more >

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There Is Only One Bed

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By squirrelytravels | Views [163] | Scholarship Entry

Tap. Tap. Tap. Lifting my eyes from the flashing red and blue lights clicking against my windshield I turn to my left and see the barrel of a 9mm pressed against the driver’s side window. I glance at my travel companion; his eyes echo my thoughts, ... Read more >

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Good Thing I'm Not Wearing White.

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By hannahfoley | Views [180] | Scholarship Entry

I wipe the salty tears from my eyes and look down at my filthy, mud covered hands. My muscles are cramping, I’m highly dehydrated, and I all I want to do is sit in this muddy hole and do nothing but cry as I wait for this nightmare called Hashing (basically ... Read more >

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Exchange Year Program-How did I end up here?

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By usa2013 | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry

It was a sunny and warm day of 16th of August when I first arrived at Alabama in the United States of America. I found myself surrounded by many people in the Huntsville Airport; when suddenly I saw a big poster labeling Arvesa and a blonde lady holding ... Read more >

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A Different Place

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By justbecause | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry

When I first arrived to the United States of America, I noticed something strange. America was different from what I thought it would be. It was a lot nicer than many other places I have visited, but it wasn’t as interesting. I didn’t feel I was in America, ... Read more >

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