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Thu, 1 May 2014 | By sunrisesunset821 | Views [113] | Scholarship Entry
I experienced an incredible holiday and celebration here in Bali. The Balinese New Year is called “Nyepi” and it’s the day of silence. Nyepi fell on March 31- April 1 this year and represented 1936. Yes, that’s right, in Bali it’s only 1936 and wifi and ... Read more >
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Thu, 1 May 2014 | By konakafe | Views [222] | Scholarship Entry
Blackout curtains stalled the ability to ascertain my location and disposition. It took seconds to figure out in the dark - I was wearing a thin Delta shirt, complimentary of some care package. My bags had already left for Austin and I was at a hotel ... Read more >
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Thu, 1 May 2014 | By mswr1te | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry
When I was 16 years old, the Lions Club asked me if I would like to travel to France, for six weeks, for free. I promptly told them no. My parents would never go for that. My curfew was 11 pm! Two days later, my mom yelled at me for saying no. “You don’t ... Read more >
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Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By stephaniegallegos | Views [160] | Scholarship Entry
My story will not be a glamorous one. I have never swam with dolphins on the beaches of Cozumel. I have never seen the beauty of life and earth beyond the tops of mountain ranges as others have seen from atop of the Alps. I have never even left the United ... Read more >
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Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By charlottenutt | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry
My head throbbed with dehydration and uncertainty. The road and surrounding rice patties were saturated by the mid-morning heat. Becka my Batswana classmate stopped to take photos at odd monuments. We were in Hampi going to the Hanuman Temple, the birthplace ... Read more >
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Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By bohemianrap | Views [172]
Almost ready to say goodbye to the good old U.S.A., but there are a few more loose ends to tie up before departure. My trip starts this Saturday, May 4th at 1:30 am, the first leg will be from LAX to San Jose, Costa Rica, where I will spend 18 ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By lifeinthefoodlane | Views [946]
Jazz Fest New Orleans And Its Heritage of Food
At the 45th edition of Jazz Fest, the air resonates with brass bands, gospel songs, jazz tunes and blues riffs. It comes alive with the catching sound of Cajun accordions, the washboard-beat ... Read more >
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Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By ejc | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry
It had been a long summer of separation for my long-term boyfriend and I. He had chosen to travel on a J1 to Chicago and I had chosen to stay in Ireland to spend the summer paying off my student loans. It was three long months since we had said our tearful ... Read more >
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Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By rainiedaeemily | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry
I have always been an introverted person to the point of invisibility; sometimes when I’m sitting in a room someone will turn the lights off. But then one rainy midnight I was lost and broke in the Bronx with a Boxer. “We’re lost.” The Boxer insisted.... Read more >
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Wed, 30 Apr 2014 | By marynasko | Views [181] | Scholarship Entry
In 2009 I was living in Ketchikan, Alaska. It was a fine time, I was meeting new people and one time—I “swam” with Killer Whales. It was a hot June evening, there were rumors that orcas had been spotted feeding in the channel. Lots of other people had ... Read more >
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By susanna | Views [217] | Comments [3] | Scholarship Entry
There is a baby riding on my left hip. In my right hand I hold a machete. Somehow, this combination of cargo is absolutely unremarkable. Rewind a day and I am sitting on a low stool by a costal of potatoes, peeling. Next to me, Doña Mari’s hands are ... Read more >
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By fizapirani | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry
"Can we take a picture with you?" asks a short middle-aged man in a thick Chinese accent as the rest of his family giggles behind him. "Uh...I guess!" I manage to say as I quickly devour my slice of Sicilian pizza. A few of my friends and I gather for ... Read more >
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By rauchb2 | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry
Silence without music is unbearable. The girl to my left with her striking blue hair and deep doe eyes is ticking the time of takeoff away with a book in her lap, but I don't have one. All I can do is gasp and feel my heart lurch as passengers shift around ... Read more >
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By marialenaev | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry
I'll never forget the day that I moved to the U.S. It was the summer before my junior year of high school that I decided to become a foreign exchange student in the United States. I had always been fascinated by the American culture and how it is presented ... Read more >
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By brooktaylor | Views [177] | Scholarship Entry
It was two a.m. at the edge of the world. I heard the ocean crashing all around me, the salt hung in the air. My hair draped over my shoulders in wind swept waves and my skin was dewy with sweat. All these different senses were being felt, yet all I ... Read more >
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