Destination: USA

Water Doesn't Age

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By abbieh | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry

“Why are those boats just sitting out there?” Standing beside my father on the first beach sand I had ever felt, the first cold ocean wind hitting my face in stinging bursts as I walked beside him to the water. We stood in the sticky, wet sand, water ... Read more >

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Outside of my comfort zone

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By matildamoller | Views [105] | Scholarship Entry

As a kid, people often referred to me as the kind, quiet and shy girl. I never caused anyone any trouble, always did what I was told and what everyone expected me to do. But I always felt like there was something missing. Like I was missing out on life.... Read more >

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Salad Metaphors - Literary and culinary genius

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By lilpott | Views [239] | Scholarship Entry

I think I just had a breakdown at a salad bar. I popped in for a cheap sandwich but got distracted by the most exciting salad bar ever – it had everything you could EVER want on a salad. It was all the excesses of the American Dream portrayed through ... Read more >

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New York

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By beenda | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry

My first ever trip abroad was to London, and to put it lightly, I was awed. Everything bewildered me! To my young eyes, all was perfection. The sense of freedom was exhilarating: I could just buy one ticket and go anywhere I wanted to in the city. I could ... Read more >

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Bouncing in Bunia

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By sunkenolive | Views [153] | Scholarship Entry

I had no option but to spend Spring Break in a post conflict area. When the opportunity to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo came to a friend of the family, my wanderlust asked "can I go?" Of course my family was not happy about this. In fact, ... Read more >

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4 years in Scotland

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By triptoadulthood | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry

I started my journey when I was 19. I arrived in Dundee four years ago with a fresh mind trying to keep in mind that University was not that scary after all. Even if I was a foreigner from Italy. I did not know how to speak or write in English, I always ... Read more >

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See the World

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By ajosullivan | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

The pillow smelled like him. I was halfway around the world. But somehow, the collection of people who’d sat on this couch, rested their heads against this pillow and left fragrances… smelled like him. I threw the pillow to the ground. The woman who owned ... Read more >

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Photos: Snow, lakes and mountains

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By sophiew | Photo Gallery

WE ARE ALL MADE OF CLAY

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By erinpoco | Views [181] | Scholarship Entry

Albuquerque is fragmentary. It is an ever changing organism made up of countless interlocking parts that construct an appearance of wholeness. Its ligaments are long dry roads that stretch out so far that you would begin to think there is nothing else ... Read more >

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1,000 miles, 3 days, and 2 best friends

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By s-wing | Views [119] | Scholarship Entry

"Want to go to Niagara Falls for the weekend?" As a small town girl from Missouri, I never expected to hear this from one of my best friends. I couldn't say no. We left Kansas City, MO at 4 am. Filling up on donuts and gas at a small station we then started ... Read more >

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UNDERWEAR FOR LONG TRAVEL

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By uyenangel | Views [2215]

  My tips to choose underwear for a long backpack trip: 1. No push-up bra 2. Comfortable and easy to hand-wash material 3. No frame for bra 4. Soft and easy to dry 5. Bikini style underwear makes you feel comfy and fresh 6. Soft and body fit ... Read more >

Tags: backpack, on the road, packing, trips, underwear, worldtravel

WORLD TRAVEL: MUCH LEFT TO DO

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By uyenangel | Views [500]

  Today I started to pack for my world trip. Too many thoughts came out my mind. 1. Such a long time to wait for Brazilian visa (20 business days of processing due to world cup 2014); I have to wait 15 days more. 2. My first flight will ... Read more >

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Photos: US

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By uyenangel | Photo Gallery

For the love of Art, Sensuality and the Atlantic Ocean

Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By madlove | Views [523] | Comments [2]

During my first American college spring break I was afforded the opportunity to retreat from the scorching heat and unexpected dust storms of Mesa, Arizona to Miami, Florida. For that one week in March, I felt pure bliss for the first time in eight months.... Read more >

Tags: atlantic ocean, downtown, midtown, south beach, wynwood walls

First bud on the branch

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 | By jumpinjazz | Views [107] | Scholarship Entry

As soon as I graduated high school I knew I had an itch to branch out to see the world. Unfortunately my title as a recent graduate did not give me the opportunity to travel in style. So I grabbed my keys and drove until I ran out of gas. The first time ... Read more >

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