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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By lbeardmore | Views [216] | Scholarship Entry
Every culture has its secrets. Deep below the heat soaked dunes, Matapalo was no exception. After a long bus journey from San Jose down the coastline of Costa Rica, the small grey bus, panting from the weight of four times its capacity, breathed a sigh ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By brankita | Views [148] | Scholarship Entry
Late arrival to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. It’s one of the first things to learn about India – nothing is on time. And I’ve just missed my train for Jaipur. Unexpectedly, I won one night in Mumbai; it did turn out to be a real jackpot.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By thedcranberry | Views [134] | Scholarship Entry
I breathe deeply; the crinkled air can't come fast enough. I stop, lift my head, and take gulps of Caribbean air before re-inserting the mouth piece and pressing on. The temperature of the water around us fluctuates; despite the wetsuit, a chill begins ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By shump | Views [148] | Scholarship Entry
11 am November, hum, rattle, the night is crimson and the darkness is sultry despite the perceptible traces of winter. Our will works like fuel to the vehicle, just keeps us watchful and warm. And the door is getting closed. Darkness, like that one ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By stefan_mo | Views [356] | Scholarship Entry
As I entered the living room, the sight was not one to surprise me, since it was a common sight in Taiwanese houses. These large and tall living rooms, with white ceilings and white tiles, that double as garages or storage rooms are ever so common here.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By theartoftravel | Views [207] | Scholarship Entry
Broad empty streets bathing in yellowish light. Everything in the city is this same colour - that is what I have learnt in the few days here. It looks unearthly calm at this time of the evening, when only some taxis are trying to find customers. Our group ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By chip | Views [474] | Scholarship Entry
I stare hopelessly at the huge chunk of white maize flour on my plate. Nsima, as it is called, is something half way between a tasteless cake and a tasteless porridge that turns into cement once inside your stomach. Azibo is sitting between me and his ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By zuraida27 | Views [149] | Scholarship Entry
A few weeks ago, I visited my friend at Mega Timur village, in Kubu Raya district, 4 km to the north of Pontianak. It is about 40 minutes by motorcycle from my house in Pontianak. She asked me to come to her house because one of her brothers would get ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By forestnomad | Views [312] | Scholarship Entry
Our speedboat stops at last, and we pull over to a floating warung. I climb out of the boat and hasten to the roughly hewn bench to sit next to the driver. The Ibu brings our drinks, tankards filled with bitter tea the colour of caramelised sugar, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By miru | Views [227] | Scholarship Entry
I’d always wanted to get out of Khartoum and visit the sites, finally the opportunity had arrived. My camera and I had set off into the desert to take in some of Sudan’s breathtaking history! The Lion Temple at Naga and Musawwarat were sites that ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By stephaniesstory | Views [345] | Scholarship Entry
“Ça va?” Hassim asked and pulled the 1975 Mercedes-Benz off the dusty road. A single Berber tent of burnt sienna wool was the only dwelling we had seen for hours. We were somewhere near Merzouga, the sky an ash blue and everything else -the tent, the ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By wanderlusts_and_vagabonds | Views [118] | Scholarship Entry
There are many ways to combat the affliction known as Delhi Belly.The easiest way to handle it is to pack enough Imodiums and Pro Biotics to OD on and carry a roll of 2 Ply in your backpack. The thing that nobody tells you about it is that it's perfectly ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By simonsays | Views [125] | Scholarship Entry
There is a beautiful quote by Goethe: “one must ask children and birds how strawberries and cherries taste.” It’s a romantic reminder to look at a world in a new light. It did not take a child or a bird to remind me of this, but a 6ft siren that went ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By slp | Views [125] | Scholarship Entry
Autumn 2010, I travelled alone from Kuala Lumpur to Gothenburg and my journey as an international student began. Besides cultural shock, I also have to deal with the issue of food. Back in Asia, be it fast food, night markets, deliveries or even fine ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By theredheadedtraveler | Views [145] | Scholarship Entry
The austere look of the school had been transformed into a myriad of enticing colors.The children at the orphanage where I am volunteering are anxious to share the memory of their loved ones with visitors such as myself.In my culture death is regarded ... Read more >
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