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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By gnathan | Views [242] | Scholarship Entry
The day my grandmother died, I thought of mango. A language barrier—she spoke only Tamil, and mine was broken at best—made conversation tough, so on my childhood visits to India we would sit and speak the quiet language of fruit. She carved up mangoes ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By anteeka | Views [214] | Scholarship Entry
Many friends of mine got an arranged marriage in their 14. yet, I was so into studying, especially in English class. My English teacher said that the language would be very important in the future. I could work or apply for an overseas scholarship for ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By lisbon | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry
Every time I visit Lisbon I come here to sit on the Esplanada do Adamastor.I get there in the afternoon and stay until dark.The Esplanada is a viewpoint, a miraodouro, which means literally translated “watch gold”. And that is the secret of those places ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By lemacomber | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
Nary’s Kitchen The percussive sound of cooking makes me feel as if we’re making music, not food. The thrum of Nary’s hot plate as it comes to life. The pop of heating oil, the thwack of my knife mincing the turmeric that turns my fingertips to gold. ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By sandtea | Views [156] | Scholarship Entry
When I arrived at the airport of Bamako, the policeman at the control gate was a bit surprised: what was that strange sort of white pinnacle I had in my bag? I assured him that it wasn't any drug, and that he could taste it if he wanted to. The “white ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By saturnia | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
My train leaves at half past five in the afternoon. I pack my bags and plan the next visit to another remote part of the country. Trains have always been my passion. I arrive at the small train station in Tirgu Mures just in time to buy the ticket and ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By stevend15 | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry
My friends and I quite literally ‘gave back on the road’ last year, whilst we were travelling around the famous loop in central Laos. At the end of day one, which had involved numerous breakdowns and accidents, we were exhausted. We had spent the morning ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By rosierussell | Views [127] | Scholarship Entry
Crossing a street in rural China is never easy, especially with half a million people living in the area. You wait for the cars, but act like the motorbikes aren’t there. Keep walking at the same pace, and they’ll just swerve around you. It takes confidence.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By tahiraf | Views [391] | Scholarship Entry
I was 15 and travelling with my father for the first time in his native country, Pakistan, when I discovered food as a key to culture. In any country where the culture is distinct from your own it is easy to feel that all eyes are on you, yet I'm certain ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By wayfairer | Views [558] | Scholarship Entry
Unes, where's this from? I ask holding up a pastry dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Unes sits back, mint tea poised, his slender fingers cradling the glass. The Moriscos, in Fez they're famous for this. But first bstilla come from Al-Andalusia.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By travelling_noodles | Views [659] | Scholarship Entry
The air gets thinner and the rich aroma of coffee mixed with chicory caresses my senses as I wait at the dusty little bus stop. A crowd of men patiently wait the next bus to take them into the neighbouring towns, the traffic is composed of jeeps which ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By sarkathstic | Views [125] | Scholarship Entry
The sunlight streaming through the floorboards is our first hint it is time to wake up. We spent the night in a bamboo hut, sleeping mats and blankets lining the far wall, and smoke billowing in the corner from a small fire. Our guides already sit beside ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By ciaraysabel | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry
I broke the surface gasping for much needed oxygen. How long was I under? Well, perhaps not long enough to even catch a glimpse of the seemingly elusive creature. It dove down deep and totally disappeared. I guess I'd really have to jump in again. It ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By wayneshirley | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry
Sixty years ago, Nanyang was described as a prosperous and rich land while China was under the horrible shadow of war and armies. Everybody was so fear that they don’t know whether they could survive. A strong sense in everybody's mind, "I shall leave.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By talarsb | Views [221] | Scholarship Entry
It was as the elevator doors closed that I began to wonder if I had made the right decision. Inside this most miniature of metal contraptions I stood with a lovely man I had met minutes previously meandering down the Rue d’Orsel, my partner waiting patiently ... Read more >
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