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My Scholarship entry - Giving back on the road

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By findmorgana | Views [290] | Scholarship Entry

From the boat, I can barely see Boca Manu in the mist. Slate coloured and slung low, the cloud stretches like a blanket, tucking the village into the jungle. We slip downstream, a mess of mammoth leaves streaking the banks, occasionally pierced by the ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By lindsaysimo09 | Views [251] | Scholarship Entry

As the sunlight gleamed across the water of the rice terraces and a cool breeze hit my neck, tears slid down my face as I sat dangling my feet off of the bungalow porch. I stared at the luminous mountains in front of me. The buffalo that was hard at work ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By chisinau | Views [175] | Scholarship Entry

Our visit to this former soviet country started off with an inquiry at the frontier: “Under what circumstances are this Italian and Estonian trying to enter the country?” Fortunately, “a tourism visit to Chisinau” seemed fair enough to the officer, ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By hanna | Views [12690] | Comments [20] | Scholarship Entry

The car slowed and his eyes met mine in the mirror. He wobbled his head and clicked his tongue to answer my question. "Madam", he smiled, "now we Afghanistan, not Pakistan." He turned to the men in the field. "They no playing cricket, big meeting they ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By mayche13 | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

The sun slowly sets, hues of red, yellow and orange awash the skies. Dense fogs started to arise, signalling a very cold night. Complete darkness engulfs the village, with only makeshift light from the empty bottle of Tanduay with a gasoline, and used ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By pearlswine | Views [361] | Scholarship Entry

The Moroccommodation: The Riad Villa El Arsa in the heart of Marrakech.The winding little streets did not allow access to cars, so at the closest possible point on the cusp of the Mellah, the old Jewish quarter, the taxi service dropped me off where I ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By janicekbyth | Views [226] | Scholarship Entry

I bounce on the balls of my feet, dancing to a throaty high-pitched voice, singing in a foreign language I could not identify. It isn’t the music that I would rock to in my bedroom, but I dance to it anyway. The homestay family, from the rural village ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - Giving back on the road

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By sxoidmal | Views [259] | Scholarship Entry

Four days into Phnom Penh, my wife and I were recharging at a nice cafe by the Mekong River. She simply wanted soup and I had a beer as we people-watched at sunset. Suddenly there came a small gang of little girls peddling bootlegged literature—they ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By enchanted | Views [231] | Scholarship Entry

I finally had my own time to enjoy the happiness and excitement the 2011 Shenzhen Universiade brang me after I had been working as a volunteer in Universiade Village for 2 weeks constantly,so on the last night before the Universiade closed,I took a walk ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - Seeing the world through other eyes

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By lou1031 | Views [248] | Scholarship Entry

Beauty is indefinable, so is happiness and loneliness. We create our own meaning for these words. We see things differently and interpret situations based on our own experiences in life. For people who have been waking and sleeping along the beach lines ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By designerchick | Views [234] | Scholarship Entry

Going on a solo holiday in a country so rich in culture and so full of life, I was excited to explore Singapore on my own. My goal was to really find a job in Singapore. I wanted to give my family back in the Philippines a better life. I wanted for ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By travelbug77 | Views [346] | Scholarship Entry

Salivating in Sri Lanka Making my way down the tiled stairs my clothes cling to me in sudden sweat like the heat of an inescapable wet jungle. Passing the family shrine of Buddha Shakyamuni, my nostrils fill with the familiar sweet flowery perfume of ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By mymonoarfa_journal | Views [364] | Scholarship Entry

Culinary experience during my three days in Malaysia gave me lessons on diversity presented through food. I spent my first day with shopping at Bukit Bintang area which is renowned as a shopping paradise. area covered by the mall and stores it's very ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - A local encounter that changed my life

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By travelatude | Views [246] | Scholarship Entry

In a remote mountain village, people still live the hard life of shepherds according to centuries old local tradition. I stumbled on Lukomir while researching a trip to Bosnia. Seeing pictures of stone homes, outhouses and wizened people in regional ... Read more >

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My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By reiserin | Views [260] | Scholarship Entry

After a week in Vietnam I was getting ready for what I believed would be one of the best places of my trip: Ha Long Bay. That night I was to stay at Cat Ba Island and the next day I would leave to Ha Long. I had a whole afternoon there, so I went out ... Read more >

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