Destination: USA

Live Your Life

Thu, 27 Aug 2015 | By hank311 | Views [293] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I am a 24 year old man looking for the opportunity to launch me out of my office job and into the real world so I can pursue my true passion, showing the world an adventure. I grew up as a kid who never could stand sitting in classes or inside. I always ... Read more >

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New York

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 | By maurice_loach | Views [206] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Hi Nomads, I am an aspiring content maker from Birmingham who lives in London. I upload regularly to my tumblr Instagram and youtube, documenting my experiences in London and travelling. Having studied abroad and been raised by curious parents I am a ... Read more >

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From Houses to Homes

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 | By ryan_lohuis | Views [193] | Video | Scholarship Entry

In the poorest areas of highland Guatemala, improper building materials, a lack of appropriate resources, and unsustainable resources turn houses into foul rubble. Many families live in makeshift homes constructed of nothing more than cornstalk, tin roofs, ... Read more >

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The Farthest Island

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 | By jeffreydlubin | Views [198] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I am story teller and an Adventurer. I didn't follow the rules for this entry because for work, I am stuck conducting interviews for lifeless reality shows as an Associate Producer. I know how to interview, but this entry - this story came out of me ... Read more >

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The Summer Experience

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 | By thechapmansamuel | Views [170] | Video | Scholarship Entry

My name is Sam Chapman. I am from Memphis, Tennessee. I am currently attending the University of Memphis. I am an eighteen year old with a passion for expression through film. Whether that expression is my own experiences, someone else's, a passion, or ... Read more >

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Forage

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 | By yinlod | Views [156] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry

This opportunity would propel me forward in a remarkable way towards becoming the explorer of cultures and places at the edges of Western civilization that I have been sculpting for myself. My interest as a filmmaker centers around exciting the imagination ... Read more >

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On the road again (Tuesday August 18th)

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By margitpirsch | Views [1008]

....and our super host family called us with the weather report about 38 miles out of town: " Big hail (he reported the size of ice pieces falling from the sky, but it escaped my memory) in the Matanuska Valley, temperatures are dropping. "How about ... Read more >

Arriving in Anchorage with a BANG, BANG! (August 13th 2015)

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By margitpirsch | Views [994]

  We assembled the bikes about 10pm at the airport in company of a stuffed brown bear and a goat. Last thing was to pump up my rear tire. James did the honers while I was futzing with my luggage and then there was a gun shot ... Read more >

Chasing Summer Hawaii

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By adventuremansam | Views [228] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry

My name is Sam and I am a 24 year old recent alumni of the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii. Like many recent graduates and people my age, I am at a crossroads where I am trying to decide what it is that I want to do with my life and ... Read more >

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I'm here!

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By wheresmypants | Views [188]

Just posting this to let everyone know that I have made it to my hostel after a very long journey. The ride here from the airport was chaos, as I expected- van with a door that one has to pry open, no seatbelts, lanes are just suggestions. saw some cows ... Read more >

Photos: Just lookin for a home

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Opa Gnome moves to Florida

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Opa Gnome Moves to Florida

Sun, 23 Aug 2015 | By gnome-san | Views [383]

Joining the colony of palmetto gnomes, Opa Gnome trudged over with his backpack to an undisclosed location with a Europeanesque tint near the sea to take off his wooden clogs in exchange for Chacos. Surprisingly, it is a land of sky--- wonderful sunrises, ... Read more >

For all the things you're losing, you might as well resign yourself to trying to make a change

Sat, 22 Aug 2015 | By kakimono | Views [277]

It seems like every trip I take comes with its own set of challenges and concerns. As the departure day draws nearer, those start to seem more important, or even insurmountable. Until it's almost time to go, and there's a large part of me that wants ... Read more >

Tags: goodbyes, pre-departure

Hometown-Chicago-Newark

Fri, 21 Aug 2015 | By wheresmypants | Views [194]

I said I'd be in India the next time I planned to write, but as I sit enjoying this lovely Chicago evening it's hard to resist making a post. After I finished packing my gigantic backpack last night (hopefully no more than 50 pounds ... Guess we'll ... Read more >