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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By crystal_legaspi | Views [417] | Scholarship Entry
I shudder as he maneuvers the reluctant goat into place. Curly wisps of hair fall into his face as he wipes accumulated blood from a machete. In a sawing motion, he severs the goat’s head. Thick blood, contrasting sharply with black fur, pulses out from ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ironwench | Views [251] | Scholarship Entry
One Friday, while looking for a lunch place at the wet Quiapo market in Manila,I heard a wail.It sounded masculine,was terrifying in its undulations but mystifying,too,in its length and fullness.It came from somewhere beyond the carts of pirated DVDs,bottled ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By keeponwalking | Views [349] | Scholarship Entry
I started my year by staying in a farmer’s house in Ifugao, Philippines, last 2011. It has been my perennial curiosity each time I stare at rice fields from my bus window on the way to some province. And it all became possible through the SITMo (Save ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By DJRaby | Views [697] | Scholarship Entry
‘What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow.’ That was how the conversation went on a train heading out of Kolkata towards the railhead of New Jalpaiguri, in the far north of West Bengal. Having found our seats in the carriage, we discovered that ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By laura_p | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry
“Have you eaten?” asks old Mr. Xu, as I step out into the cold, grey courtyard we share. “Not yet,” I reply, and Mr. Xu smiles, revealing a single yellowed tooth. His dark eyes shine beneath the brim of his leather hat as he waves me off: he’s heading ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By gloriakurnik | Views [285] | Scholarship Entry
Crowds, endless din & fanfare make a perfect blend with the motionless sweetness of temple incense. Clammy masses carrying all sorts of emotions charge with a strength of a battering ram. Thickening smoke bites the eyes & irritates the lungs while the ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By mlroa1015 | Views [601] | Scholarship Entry
Pots clanking, pans tinkering and chatter. Fresh greens and edible leaves are soldiers to be thrown into the casserole battle. Spices on the rack are and in the jars of hope for a flavor victory. A repertoire of gastronomic presentation. It is the feast ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By scholarshipentry2012 | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry
The stairs on a hallway were full of worn shoes. Inside the first storey a group of people have gathered together. They are all sitting on the floor, against the wall. Their hands are on their laps, palms up. Soon the whole room is filled with Islamic ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By elenanikolovska | Views [498] | Scholarship Entry
My destination was the city of Lisbon in beautiful Portugal.Upon arrival to Lisbon, you get overwhelmed.This place is beautiful,no matter where you decide to head for a walk.After seeing the entire city,one morning I got up really early and I decided ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By melanie_jane_vanzyl | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
Scents of the 1900’s, tinged with marvel, mingle with the faint trace of urine in one of the 245 stations littered across Paris before a dark pit of stairs explodes in a flurry of foreheads, coats and boots. Parisian society and ardent tourists alike ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By inkribbon | Views [366] | Scholarship Entry
Squatting women embroider under makeshift shelters, a tribe of Buddy Holly impersonators, huge glasses pinch their noses, each is linked to their work by a needle and umbilical cord of thread. A gaggle forms, a jangling phalanx of China-red headdresses, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By storybee | Views [240] | Scholarship Entry
“Use your enemy to catch the snake”. Painted onto a wall near jaws corner, the peeling words could have been there for as many hundreds of years as the city itself. The words are on a wall in Stone Town, Zanzibar. A protected UNNESCO World Heritage ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By veragoesgallivanting | Views [333] | Scholarship Entry
The midmorning heat greets me as I step off the van and into the pier. We join other travelers, faces and shoulders tanned and red from too much sun exposure. A stocky man in a sleeveless shirt ran to meet our group and hastily distributed round green ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By madevi | Views [4732] | Scholarship Entry
There it is again. A rustle in the dark. My eyes spring open onto blackness. It isn’t the sound of rats - the scurrying of little feet on the aged floorboards - nor the careful steps of the gecko moving along the roof beams. This is a heavy sound, something ... Read more >
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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By yim | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry
Thai hill tribes delivered me a unique perspective on how conscious western people are. Thai hill tribes practice a unique communication and awareness with many levels of consciousness. Constantly seeing the adventure, gratitude and unique potential of ... Read more >
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