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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By hannahmaddison | Views [299] | Scholarship Entry
Snapshot I like the noisy, swaying rhythm of the train. I lean out the window a little, and a light breeze lifts the hair from my sweaty neck. I watch a stream of school-aged boys running alongside the moving train. One after the other, they hoist ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By marike777 | Views [171] | Scholarship Entry
“Beijing is China’s wife, and Shanghai its mistress” a Chinese girl once told me matter of factly. In that case, Shenzhen must be its charming, delightful, and very lucrative prostitute. Upon arrival the language might be incomprehensible to you. But ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By rafia | Views [380] | Scholarship Entry
The echoing sound of a distinct “clunk” was what hit me the most. Never mind that my knees were stinging and I could see lights from when my chin hit the pavement as I slipped, treading over a puddle. The clunking sound, was actually my camera hitting ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By sophiahowe | Views [295] | Scholarship Entry
I have been to many incredible places and met some amazing people. I have found that it is traveling that makes you who you are and that the addiction to traveling can change your perspective on life. This time last year, I took a three-month trip around ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By paperheartzz | Views [89] | Scholarship Entry
LEAVE NO EVIL I came to Bali looking for culture, for the fireworks of traditions unbeknownst to me and the smell of local delicacies filling my senses with pride that I had made it to a new place, none of which was permitted amongst the Australia flags ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By jamesakillin | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
In a dry, claustrophobic street in Old Delhi, a compact white car blocks the road as it tries in vain to squeeze past a cow. The dense monsoon rains that flooded the train tracks between Goa and Mumbai are yet to manifest themselves this far north, and ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By alexkewley | Views [556] | Scholarship Entry
Shaken into consciousness by the industrial groan and jolt of the old engine, I shouldered my heavy pack with a practiced swing of the hips, assumed what I imagined to be a stoical look (much respected in these parts), and exited the train decidedly downward ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By snb3000 | Views [280] | 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 ocknarf | Views [263] | Scholarship Entry
I have a mole at the sole of my right foot. Here in the Philippines, it is a sign that somebody loves to travel. True enough, I do love traveling. Anything, from the act of not following the way I came, so that I am sort of forced to find a way back ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By julie | Views [306] | 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 [220] | 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 [528] | 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 willbleakley | Views [172] | Scholarship Entry
With a line of eight cars impatiently waiting behind me I release the clutch and press the gas sending four passengers and myself flying three feet into an intersection. I have stalled once again, but this time, all traffic lanes are blocked. Despite ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By jtravels | Views [171] | 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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