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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By being_becky | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry
I review my three-page packing list for the last time. Bike? Check. Sequined bra? Check. Twelve gallons of water? Check. Yup, it was all there. After months of preparation meeting with my fellow campmates and shopping for supplies, I was ready to go. ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By thedavid | Views [465] | Scholarship Entry
There I was: An American in the coach-class, upper-deck nose of a 747 bound for Johannesburg from JFK in August 2001, ignoring the turbulence of recent headlines: “South Africa: The Per Capita Murder, Assault, Rape and Carjacking Capitol of the World”, ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By snb3000 | Views [287] | Scholarship Entry
In July of 2008 I set out on a trip to Tel Aviv, Israel. It was to be a month long trip that was sponsored by my university entitled Dialogue of Civilizations, Israel. For most people this would be just another study abroad trip, but for me it was a little ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By julie | Views [312] | Scholarship Entry
My older brother nodded toward the Hungarian man working the mulled wine cart, signaling my turn to ask for directions. “Je-chen-yi Gyo-giff-orr-doo?” I sounded out the words in the direction of the man, silently cursing my family for not teaching me ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By tesscunliffe | Views [225] | Scholarship Entry
It is dawn in Hampi and the Tungabhadra River is already alive with activity. The sun is only just beginning to emerge over the rocky skyline but the air is already thick with morning heat and the smell of freshly brewed chai. Children are splashing ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By solitaryreaper | Views [559] | Scholarship Entry
Title: The Ghost Town of Bhangarh ‘God, I am no Harry Potter! Better get out of here in time!’ I murmur out loud. Loud enough for the pigeon sitting on the far end of the stony arch to flap its wings and acknowledge this fact with a wild flutter. ‘Damn, ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By jtravels | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry
Midway on my journey through Bolivia, I find myself within a world I thought only known in literature. Here the wind chills to the bone; the boiling smell of sulphur slaps the senses. The winding tunnels barely seem big enough to house the millions of ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By footsteps | Views [948] | Comments [18] | Scholarship Entry
It felt like in the middle of a war zone as a part in breaking the world record for “The Most People Scuba Diving Simultaneously” on 17 August 2009. Organized by Indonesian Navy on our country 64th National Day celebration, we successfully broke the record ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By helloimlost | Views [257] | Scholarship Entry
Ever been to the Olympic city of Nagano in Japan? Well, I have, and let me tell you, it’s a pretty amazing place. Maybe this information doesn’t surprise you, after all, it’s the only city in the world that was cool enough to host events from both the ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By nicolasandrade | Views [205] | Scholarship Entry
I ended up in Arayuno (this Amazonic village) after an unfortunate night-time bus crash. With the road now closed for 3 days, the conditions were perfect for initiating a new journey to another unknown culture within my country. It began by meeting Oscar ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By jessiwa | Views [268] | Scholarship Entry
When traveling and even retelling adventures you always come across people who inspire a journey so vividly described that it ends up on your must do before death list. Syria more specifically Damascus ended up on mine after a few nights in a cold dublin ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By outofmind | Views [217] | Scholarship Entry
“Don't go hitchiking to Spain! No one will pick you up! Especially the four you! “- But we still did... The general scenario for the four of us -me, a guy and three girls- was to have at least one thumb (out of eight) always out smiling at every car.... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By tom_parfitt | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry
The beachside car park was full with campervans, station wagons and 4WD’s, their doors open wide and their windows down. Sleeping bodies dozed in backseats and in crudely strung hammocks, sleeping off hangovers from the night before. The air was thick ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By tanita913 | Views [446] | Scholarship Entry
ATOP A POLITICAL STORM I could see neither the beginning nor the end of this massive procession but I knew, like all in Argentina, that today marked the 127th day of this enduring mêlée between government and ruralists that would determinedly end at ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By neerajnarayanan | Views [530] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry
The breeze cooled my face as the bus picked momentum. A popular number was playing in the background and I nodded my head in beat. We were headed for Baratang Island, a hundred-odd kilometers from Port Blair. The city’s cleanliness still fascinated me.... Read more >
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