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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By elliotfrantz | Views [232] | Scholarship Entry
Left at the corner, alone with only my bags and a sign: BEACH. The night before I was intimidated with the coming day, but now my emotions turned to a motivated anticipation. The plan was to hitchhike up the coast and hear stories from those who pick ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By man_unstuck | Views [1052] | Scholarship Entry
Watching me jump out of the moving bus, she waved and adjusted one end of her scarf, her dupatta, over her shoulder. At 5’2” with her head tilted to one side and hair in a thick braid, she looked more like a timid teen on a first date rather than a Bharata ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By aroundtheworldin_days | Views [203] | Scholarship Entry
It’s cold and late on a Tuesday night and the day’s work is finally over. Outside it’s raining as if God weeps from Heaven. Neon tubing from the local signage creates a kaleidoscope of glistening colour, reflecting off the puddles on the pavement. An ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By rfurness | Views [172] | Scholarship Entry
The night is hot and heavy, a storm inevitable. The circle we create around the roaring campfire is to say goodbye to the end of another summer – an incredible, life-changing summer. But for now we’re desperate to get to the bar in town. The fire crackles, ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By gitanasong | Views [212] | Scholarship Entry
Sticky, humid air licked the windows of banged-up Porsches and Ol’ Tour Guide Al pointed – T-shirt rising above his belly – at a grave. We were in St. Louis Cemetery #1 of New Orleans, a city where you could have your spirits poured on Bourbon Street ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By kimerama | Views [204] | Scholarship Entry
Kofi Antoni Portrait of a Ghanaian Street Cobbler Making a living as a cobbler and father of three isn’t easy. Making a living as a disabled man in a country with very few accommodations for the physically impaired is even more challenging. But Kofi ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By bojoe | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry
Moments in my life, I experienced failure, struggle, and success. I have failed when I tore my ACL and meniscus back in 2009 from soccer. I struggled through the procedure of having surgery in 2010. The whole deal of three elements that have shaped ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By merry-berry | Views [167] | Scholarship Entry
Ode to the Sun The sun rises Over Delhi And so too Shall it rise Over you. Even when Skies are gray And full of dust The sun will shine It must. So keep heart My dear friends Though you are far Distance will never Keep us apart. I wrote this poem ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By zainabthamer | Views [233] | Scholarship Entry
Standing alone in the airport; checking every thirty seconds my passport and my ticket. I was on my way to the United States for the first time. There was only a portal between me and my dream trip. Just before I entered, my scattered thoughts were interrupted ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By DJRaby | Views [546] | Scholarship Entry
After a three day standoff with Hurricane Sandy, we are permitted to leave the breezy shores of Great Britain. New York City eagerly beckons and finally embraces us as we descend and come to rest in JFK, Jamaica Bay - a world away from the Caribbean. ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By dgummel | Views [198] | Scholarship Entry
It's Autumn 2011, the seasons are changing and people are changing too. Americans, frustrated with the poor economy and inept government, have reached a boiling point and taken to the streets to vent their anger. I’ve come to New York to see the frenzied ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By hilaryrr | Views [229] | Scholarship Entry
The mid-afternoon Californian sun beat harshly above the desert of Joshua Tree National Park. Squinting ahead on the trail about 4 miles in, I could make out the mirage-like image of someone kneeling on the ground, clutching his side, gear strewn about, ... Read more >
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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [618]
April is the cruelest month, certainly not the most scenic time to go looking for America. Heading east from Nebraska to New Jersey, the stubbled fields were still dappled with gray melting snow and the ravages of winter could still be seen through ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By cozycheri | Views [365] | Scholarship Entry
The Desert I call it The Sunset Land, where the rocky faces are alive with color if only you look. Not the lush green that bespeaks bounty and life, but the brilliant colors of blood, sun, and metal. It is a harsh land that only the strong and cunning ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By dbrixey | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
The Neutral Ground, a café nestled in the Uptown suburb of New Orleans. A small section of cracked tarmac, beaten into submission by the Louisiana heat serves as a prologue to the small shops interior. Old planks of oak taken from the decks of fishing ... Read more >
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